# חֹמֶשׁ (chomesh)

Israeli respelling: cho-mesh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2570. 4 Old Testament occurrences.

the abdomen (as obese)

King James renderings: fifth (rib).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/chomesh-h2570

## Occurrences

- [2 Samuel 2:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/2/23) — Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out b…
- [2 Samuel 3:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/3/27) — And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib,…
- [2 Samuel 4:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/4/6) — And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rec…
- [2 Samuel 20:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/20/10) — But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the gro…