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Helkath-hazzurim

חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִיםStrong’s H2521

chelqat hatstsurim (chel-qat hats-tsu-rim)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Chelqat hatstsurim is the Hebrew word usually translated “helkath” and “hazzurim”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.”
2 Samuel 2:16 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Helkath-hazzurim = "field of swords"
How it's translated
  • helkath 1
  • hazzurim 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Samuel 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים chelqat hatstsurim · Helkath-hazzurim

    § Helkath-hazzurim = "field of swords" a place near the pool of Gibeon where Ishbosheth's men were killed by David's men under Joab

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.