FROM SMITH’S BIBLE DICTIONARY (1884)

Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1884) — public domain, printed whole.

(Heb. kophim) are mentioned in (1�Kings 10:22) and 2Chr 9:21 There can be little doubt that the apes were brought from the same country which supplied ivory and peacocks, both of which are common in Ceylon; and Sir E. Tennent has drawn attention to the fact that the Tamil names for apes, ivory and peacocks are identical with the Hebrew.