Pommels
Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)
only in (2 Chronicles 4:12,13) In (1 Kings 7:41) “bowls.” The word signifies convex projections belonging to the capitals of pillars.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
(2 Chr. 4:12, 13), or bowls (1 Kings 7:41), were balls or “rounded knobs” on the top of the chapiters (q.v.).
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