pommels Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
pommels in Easton's Bible Dictionary
(2 Chr. 4:12, 13), or bowls (1 Kings 7:41), were balls or "rounded knobs" on the top of the chapiters (q.v.).
pommels in Smith's Bible Dictionary
only in #2Ch 4:12,13| In #1Ki 7:41| "bowls." The word signifies convex projections belonging to the capitals of pillars.
pommels in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
POM'MELS , convex projections on the capitals of pillars. 2 Chr 4:12-13. In 1 Kgs 7:41 the same ornament is called "bowls."
pommels in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
2 Chronicles 4:12-13. The ball-like tops of the temple pillars; convex projections of the capitals. "Bowls" in 1 Kings 7:41. "Circumvolutions," the lower part of the capital, on which "lattice work" was set about, as the pomegranates were on the chains or woven work (Keil).