Bible Dictionaries
Ape
Holman Bible Dictionary
Solomon imported animals in international shipping (1 Kings 10:22 ). The Hebrew term qoph may refer to apes (papio hamadrias arabicus ), using a loan-word from Egyptian, but the exact animal referred to by this term is far from certain, the animal apparently being an imported novelty for the people of Solomon's day.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Ape'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/ape.html. 1991.