ba.al pe.ra.tsim is the place name where David struck his enemies after describing God as breaking through them.

The term is used as a proper place name in the two accounts of David's victory, where the place is named after his statement that God had broken through his enemies.

1. Place named after a breakthrough over enemies · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 14:11 and 2 Samuel 5:20, the noun marked Proper names the place David came to and where he struck his enemies. In 1 Chronicles 14:11 the APB renders the explanation of the name with God breaking through the enemies "like a breach of water," while 2 Samuel 5:20 similarly renders "like a breach of waters."

   1 Chronicles 14:112 Samuel 5:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the term as "Baal-perazim," a place name, and then supplies an explanatory naming statement about God breaking through David's enemies. The verse is read as a whole, so the explanatory wording should not be treated as a separate rendering of each form.