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The NIV translation of thukkiyim (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chronicles 9:21 ). The TEV and REB translate the same word as “monkeys.” The KJV, NAS, and NRSV give the translation “peacocks” (but see NRSV margin). There is a strong similarity between thukkiyim and the Egyptian word for monkey which leads many to accept baboon or monkey as the correct translation.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Baboon'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/b/baboon.html. 1991.

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