HELKATH-HAZZURIM hĕl’ kăth hăz’ oŏ rĭm (חֶלְקַ֥ת הַצֻּרִ֖ים, field of the sword edges). The place where twelve men of Joab fought to the death with an equal number from Abner’s forces (2 Sam 2:16). The LXX trs. the name “field of the plotters,” as though it came from the Heb. root צדה, “to lie in wait,” rather than צר, “flint edge.” Others suggest the Heb. root צד, “side”; tr. “field of the sides,” noting the place where each was struck. The location is near the pool of Gibeon, a site excavated and positively identified.