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2 Samuel 2:16

Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuand they took holdH2388
אִ֣ישׁ׀'isheachH376
בְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.Roshon [the] head ofH7218
רֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huneighbor hisH7453
וְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.Boand sword hisH2719
בְּצַ֣דbe.Tzad[was] in [the] side ofH6654
רֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huneighbor hisH7453
וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.Luand they fellH5307
יַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavtogetherH3162
וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and someone calledH7121
לַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.Kom<to> the placeH4725
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
חֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatHelkathH2521
הַצֻּרִ֖יםha.tzu.RimHazzurimH2521
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'on[is] in GibeonH1391

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Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain