Strong's Hebrew #6497 - פֶקַע peqaim (gourd (shaped) ornaments)

a semi-globe

From an unused root meaning to burst; only used as an architectural term of an ornament similar to paqqu'ah, a semi-globe -- knop.

see HEBREW paqqu'ah

1) knob-shaped or ball-shaped or gourd-shaped carved wood or metal ornament
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to burst
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1804a

מְּקָעִים noun masculine^{1Kings 7:24}

plural carved wood or metal ornaments, either ball-, knob-shaped (Löw^{p. 332 f.}) of gourd-shaped (so most; compare following; Syriac flowers [Lexicons]); — 1 Kings 6:18; 1 Kings 7:24 (twice in verse).

Strong's Hebrew: 6497. פְּקָעִים (peqaim) — 3 Occurrences

1 Kings 6:18
HEB: פְּנִ֔ימָה מִקְלַ֣עַת פְּקָעִ֔ים וּפְטוּרֵ֖י צִצִּ֑ים
NAS: carved [in the shape] of gourds and open
KJV: [was] carved with knops and open
INT: within carved gourds open flowers

1 Kings 7:24
HEB: וּפְקָעִים֩ מִתַּ֨חַת לִשְׂפָת֤וֹ ׀
NAS: its brim gourds went around
KJV: of it round about [there were] knops compassing
INT: gourds Under brim

1 Kings 7:24
HEB: שְׁנֵ֤י טוּרִים֙ הַפְּקָעִ֔ים יְצֻקִ֖ים בִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: the sea; the gourds were in two
KJV: round about: the knops [were] cast
INT: two rows the gourds cast the rest