- Original: חמשׁ - Transliteration: Chomesh - Phonetic: kho'-mesh - Definition: 1. belly, abdomen, fifth ribs - Origin: from an unused root probably meaning, to be stout - TWOT entry: TWOT- 687a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root probably meaning to be stout; the abdomen (as obese): - fifth [rib]. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • fifth, 4 2 Samuel 2:23; 2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 4:6; 2 Samuel 20:10