Knops: Literally “gourds”; that is, a boss or ball ornament that encircled the rim of the bowl in two rows.

The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work of Hiram on the ve els and furniture of the Temple, and on the great pillars, clearly…

And under the brim of it round about there were knops
compassing it
Of an oval form, …

Some think the two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple were to teach those who came to worship to depend on God alone for strength and establ…