Commentary for I Kings 7:17
שְׂבָכִ֞ים מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שְׂבָכָ֗ה גְּדִלִים֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹת לַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים שִׁבְעָה֙ לַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ת וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה לַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃
He also made nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
Rashi on I Kings
Branches designed like net [mesh] work. The nets which they had were similar to a type of head covering which is called cofea [in O.F.].
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Rashi on I Kings
Net [mesh] work. They were encircled by forms of branches of a palm tree, as in, “and he walks upon a snare [שבכה],”27Iyov 18:8. and the branches were [designed] like chain work.
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Rashi on I Kings
Seven [of these] were for the one crown. There were seven branches in each encircling design for each net [mesh] work.
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