Strong's H2570

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

Associated OET lemmas: חֹמֶשׁ

UBS dictionary entries sharing a lemma or Strong’s identifier: חֹמֶשׁ (H2569, H2570)

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

h.ds.ab

† II חֹ֫מֶשׁ n.m. belly

Recorded in 4 verses, in OET book order.

OET-LV: 23 And_he _refused to_turn _aside and_he_struck _him ʼAⱱnēr with_the _back _end(s)_of the _spear into the_belly and_ the_spear _it _went _out from_behind_him and_he _fell there and_he/it _died his _place and_he/it _was every _of (the)_one_who_came to the_place where he _fell there ˊAsāh^ʼēl and_he/it _died and_they _stood _still. (SA2 2:23)

OET-RV: 23 But Asahel wouldn’t give up so Avner thrust the butt end of his spear into his stomach and it went right through and came out his back. He fell to the ground and died there, and when the others caught up, they stopped there. (SA2 2:23)

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OET-LV: 27 And_ ʼAⱱnēr _he _returned Ḩeⱱrōn and_he_turned _him _aside Yōʼāⱱ into the _middle _of the _gate to_speak with_him/it in_quietness and_he_struck _him there the_belly and_he/it _died for_the _blood _of ˊAsāh- ^ʼēl his/its_brother. (SA2 3:27)

OET-RV: 27 When Avner got back to Hevron, Yoav took him aside at the city gate as if to speak to him privately, then stabbed him in the stomach and he died as vengeance for killing Yoav’s brother Asahel. (SA2 3:27)

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OET-LV: 6 And_they(f) they _came to the _middle _of the _house taking _of (of)_wheat(s) and_they_struck _him into the_belly and_Rēkāⱱ and_Baˊₐnāh his/its_brother they _escaped. (SA2 4:6)

Combined passage: OET-LV SA2 4:6–7 (native SA2 4:6–7; verse text cannot be split).

OET-RV: 6-7 They entered the middle of the house as if getting wheat, then entered the inner room where @Ish-Boshet was on the bed. They struck him in the body, killing him, then they cut off his head. Then Rekav and Ba’anah took the head and escaped, and walked all night through the Aravah. (SA2 4:6-7)

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OET-LV: 10 And_ˊAmāsāʼ not he _took _heed to_sword which was_in_the _hand _of Yōʼāⱱ and_he_struck _him with_it into the_belly and_ bowels _of_his _he _poured _out towards_land and_not he _repeated to_him/it and_he/it _died and_Yōʼāⱱ and_ʼAⱱīshay his/its_brother he _pursued after Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri. (SA2 20:10)

OET-RV: 10 but Amasa wasn’t aware of the dagger that was in Yoav’s other hand. Yoav thrust it into his stomach and his intestines poured out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again and Amasa died right there.
¶ Then Yoav and his brother Avishay continued their hunt for Bikri’s son Sheva. (SA2 20:10)

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