- knops:
- or, gourds, Pekaim, "artificial knops," in the shape of colocynths, or wild gourds, as the word denotes (see note on "And oneª went outª° into¹ the fieldª to gatherª° herbs,ª and foundª° a wildª vine,ª and gatheredª° thereof¹ wildª gourdsª his lapª full,ª and cameª° and shredª° [them] into¹ the potª of pottage:ª for¹ they knewª° [them] not.¹" {2Kg 4:39}); the full-blown flowers of which must have been very ornamental.
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