Bible Dictionary
POMMEL
Pommel is an older rendering of a bowl-shaped part of the temple furnishings; the Revised Version uses bowl.
Definition
Pommel is an older rendering for a bowl-shaped part of the temple furnishings. In the Revised Version it is translated “bowl.”
Biblical Usage
The word occurs in the description of Solomon’s temple furnishings.
Historical Background
The translation difference is chiefly one of terminology: the older version says “pommel,” while the Revised Version uses “bowl.”
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>pum'-el (2Ch 4:12,13): the Revised Version (British and American) reads "bowl" (which see).</p>