This term describes decorative carved ornaments shaped like gourds or knobs, adorning Solomon's temple. Some interpreters see them as gourd-shaped (like wild cucumbers), while others suggest knob or ball shapes. They appeared as part of the temple's elaborate wood and bronze ornamentation—carved into cedar paneling and cast into the great bronze sea. 1 Kings 6:18 describes cedar carvings of gourds and flowers inside the temple. 1 Kings 7:24 mentions gourds encircling the bronze sea, cast in two rows beneath its rim. These decorative elements reflected ancient Near Eastern artistic conventions and contributed to the temple's visual splendor.