bo.khim is the proper name of a place where the LORD's messenger spoke and sacrifices were offered.

The attested form is a proper place name: in Judges 2:1 it identifies the destination of the LORD's messenger from Gilgal, and in Judges 2:5 it is the place that the people name and where they offer sacrifices.

1. Place named in the Judges narrative · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in both occurrences. In Judges 2:1 the APB renders the messenger of the LORD going from Gilgal "to Bochim" before speaking; in Judges 2:5 it renders, "They named that place Bochim," followed by sacrifices there to the LORD.

   Judges 2:1Judges 2:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Bochim" in both verses: as the messenger's destination in Judges 2:1 and as the place named by the people in Judges 2:5. The verse is read as a whole, but both clauses plainly treat it as a place name.