cho.mesh denotes the bodily area struck in four accounts of fatal violence.

Across the supplied verses, cho.mesh identifies the bodily area targeted when men are struck in attacks that result in death.

1. Bodily area struck in fatal attacks · dominant

   The noun appears in clauses describing a blow or weapon strike: in 2 Samuel 2:23 the APB renders Abner's spear strike “in the belly,” and in 2 Samuel 20:10 it renders Joab's sword strike “in the stomach.” In 2 Samuel 3:27 and 2 Samuel 4:6, the APB likewise renders a strike “in the belly”; each surrounding clause reports death or escape after the attack.

   2 Samuel 20:102 Samuel 2:232 Samuel 3:272 Samuel 4:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the location of a weapon blow, rendering it “in the belly” in three verses and “in the stomach” in 2 Samuel 20:10. These renderings confirm the scenes' bodily target rather than establish separate senses.