H6652 H6652
heaps, piles; specifically, piles of severed heads in 2 Kings
This plural noun means heaps or piles, used for accumulated objects. In the gruesome narrative of 2 Kings 10, it refers to two piles of severed heads—the sons of Ahab, murdered as part of Jehu's purge. The word is stark and literal, emphasizing the horror of the scene. Heaps can be neutral (grain heaps, for instance), but here the context makes it a monument to violent political upheaval and dynastic annihilation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In 2 Kings 10:8, the messengers report that the heads of the king's sons have been brought and placed in two heaps at the city gate. The Spanish "montones" (heaps) and the straightforward "heaps" in English underscore the brutal display. This is public spectacle as political message: the old regime is utterly destroyed. 1×
AR["رُكَامَتَيْنِ"]·ben["স্তূপে"]·DE["heaps"]·EN["heaps"]·FR["heaps"]·heb["ציבורים"]·HI["चिब्बूरीम"]·ID["tumpukan"]·IT["heaps"]·jav["tumpukan"]·KO["무더기로"]·PT["montes"]·RU["кучами"]·ES["montones"]·SW["mifuko"]·TR["yığın"]·urd["ڈھیروں-میں"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [צִבּוּר] n.m. heap;—only pl. שְׁנֵי צִבֻּרִים 2 K 10:8 two heaps (of heads).