Quick Definition
gourd
Strong's Definition
the wild cucumber (from splitting open to shed its seeds)
Derivation: from the same as H6497 (פֶּקַע);
KJV Usage: gourd.
TWOT Reference: 1804b
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פַּקֻּעֹת (paq.qu.ah) — gourd. gourds
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · פְּקָעִים
Fruits
wild gourd = a fruit that looks like a melon, cucumber, or calabash vine; it has a thick, watery root, which can penetrate deep into the ground; its stems creep on the ground, clinging to bushes or fences with their tendrils; its leaves are triangular and lobed like melon leaves; its yellow flowers develop into round yellow fruits the size of a large apple or grapefruit; the shell of the fruit is hard and smooth, and inside is a spongy pulp with white or brown seeds; ◄ Citrullus colocynthis; ► slightly poisonous, but used for stomach disorders and as a purgative
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פַּקֻּעֹת n.[f.]pl. gourds (wild cucumbers);—cstr. 2 K 4:39. ref