KNOP

nop: In Exodus 25:31 ff; Exodus 37:17 ff (kaphtor), part of the ornaments of the golden candlestick; in 1 Kings 6:18; 7:24 (peqa`im), gourd-like ornaments of the lining of Solomon's temple, and of the brazen sea (in 1 Kings 6:18, the Revised Version margin "gourds").

See CANDLESTICK, THE GOLDEN ,THE GOLDEN ; TEMPLE, A1 ; SEA ,THE MOLTEN .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.