Knops
Knops
Ornaments adopted in the construction of the golden candlestick and in Solomon’s temple.
1. kaphtor, ‘a crown or circlet.’ Exo 25:31-36; Exo 37:17-22.
2. peqaim, ‘ wild cucumbers,’ egg shaped. 1Ki 6:18; 1Ki 7:24. The definite form of these ornaments is not known, save as may be surmised from the relievo on the Arch of Titus at Rome.