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Lexicon :: Strong's H2570 - ḥōmeš

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חֹמֶשׁ
Transliteration
ḥōmeš
Pronunciation
kho'-mesh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root probably meaning, to be stout
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 687a

Strong’s Definitions

חֹמֶשׁ chômesh, kho'-mesh; from an unused root probably meaning, to be stout; the abdomen (as obese):—fifth (rib).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H2570 in the following manner: fifth (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H2570 in the following manner: fifth (4x).

  1. belly, abdomen, fifth ribs

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹמֶשׁ chômesh, kho'-mesh; from an unused root probably meaning, to be stout; the abdomen (as obese):—fifth (rib).
STRONGS H2570: Abbreviations
† II. חֹ֫מֶשׁ noun masculine belly (Aramaic bdb033205) — הַחֹמֶשׁ 2 Samuel 2:23 + 3 times; וַיַּכֵּהוּ ֗֗֗ אלהֿח׳ 2 Samuel 2:23 and he smote him in the belly; 2 Samuel 20:10 + 2 Samuel 4:6, read וַתָּ֫נָם וַתִּישָׁ֑ן and she slumbered and slept Greek Version of the LXX We Dr.; yet corruption difficult to explain, see Klo; וַיַּכֵּהוּ שָׁם הח׳ 2 Samuel 3:27 (where probably insert אלֿ compare Dr).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

2:23; 2:23; 3:27; 4:6; 20:10

H2570

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Strong's Number H2570 matches the Hebrew חֹמֶשׁ (ḥōmeš),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23 - But Asahel refused to turn away; so Abner struck him in the abdomen with the [fn]butt end of his spear, and the spear came out his back; and he fell there and died on that spot. And it came about that everyone who came to the place where Asahel fell and died, stood still [and reflected].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:27 - So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate to speak to him privately, and there he struck Abner in the abdomen so that he died, [fn]to avenge the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:6 - They came into the interior of the house as if to get wheat [for the soldiers], and they struck him in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped [unnoticed].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:10 - But Amasa [who had replaced Joab as David’s commander] was off guard and not attentive to the sword in Joab’s hand. So Joab struck Amasa in the abdomen with the sword, spilling his intestines to the ground. Without another blow Amasa died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
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