tuk.ki denotes peacocks listed among the goods brought by the king’s ships.

The term occurs as a plural noun in lists of goods carried by ships, where the APB includes peacocks alongside gold, silver, ivory, and apes.

1. Peacocks among imported goods · dominant

   In 1 Kings 10:22, the plural absolute form appears in the cargo list brought by the fleet; the APB renders the list as bearing “gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.” The same plural form occurs in 2 Chronicles 9:21, where the ships come carrying the same list of goods.

   1 Kings 10:222 Chronicles 9:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chronicles 9:21, the APB presents the term as “peacocks” in matching cargo lists.