Helkath-hazzurim — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים
חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים
Helkath-hazzurim means smoothness of the rocks.
Built from
חֶלְקַת Chelqath — smoothness open in the lexicon ›
צוּר tsûwr — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H2520 and the plural of H6697, with the article inserted; smoothness of the rocks; Chelkath Hats-tsurim, a place in Palestine.
First appearance
2Sam 2:16 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.