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Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Name, signifying, as in the margin, “field of strong men,” given to the place where
twelve
men of
Israel
and twelve of
Judah
killed each other, which led to a very sore battle (
2 Sam. 2:16
16
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 Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. (2 Samuel 2:16)
). Identified by some with
Wady el Askar
, 31° 52' N, 35° 11' E.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
2521
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Chelqath
Phonic:
hats-Tsu-riym
Meaning:
from
2520
and the plural of
6697
, with the article inserted; smoothness of the rocks; Chelkath Hats-tsurim, a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Helkath-hazzurim
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
possession of the besieger
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Field of sharp swords; bareness of rocks:― place in Palestine, scene of conflict between Abner’s and Joab’s men, 2 Sam. 2:16. {Ager acierum}