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Peacocks (Heb. tuccyyim). Among the natural products which Solomon’s fleet brought home to Jerusalem, mention is made of "peacocks," (1Kings 10:22; 2Chronicles 9:21) which is probably the correct translation....

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Peacocks (Heb. tuccyyim). Among the natural products which Solomon’s fleet brought home to Jerusalem, mention is made of "peacocks," (1Kings 10:22; 2Chronicles 9:21) which is probably the correct translation. The Hebrew word may be traced to the Talmud or Malabaric togei, "peacock."

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