cha.li.tsah denotes goods taken from a defeated person and claimed for oneself.

The attested uses describe goods taken after overcoming others: in one verse they are to be seized for oneself, and in the other they are taken and then given to others.

1. Goods taken from defeated persons · dominant

   In 2 Samuel 2:21, the singular construct form occurs in Abner's instruction to seize a young man and take the resulting goods for oneself; the APB renders the clause “take his spoil for yourself.” In Judges 14:19, the plural construct form occurs after thirty men are struck and their goods are taken before garments are given to those who answered the riddle; the APB renders “he took their spoil.”

   2 Samuel 2:21Judges 14:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB uses “spoil” in clauses about taking goods after confrontation. This rendering confirms the broader scene rather than isolating every nuance of the Hebrew term.