◄ 2677. chatsi ►
Lexicon chatsi: Half, middle, midst Original Word: חֵצִי Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: chetsiy Pronunciation: khaw-tsee' Phonetic Spelling: (khay-tsee') Definition: Half, middle, midst Meaning: the half, middle Strong's Exhaustive Concordance half, middle, midnight, midst, part, two parts From chatsah; the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts. see HEBREW chatsah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from chatsah Definition half NASB Translation half (76), half-tribe (1), half-tribe* (32), halfway (2), middle (6), midnight* (3), midst (2), two parts (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חֲצִי123 noun masculineNumbers 12:12 half (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician חצי; on formative see LagBN 113) — absolute חֲצִי 1 Kings 3:25 (twice in verse) + 3t.; הַחֵ֑צִי 1 Kings 10:7, compare 1 Kings 16:21; וָחֵ֔צִי Ezekiel 40:42; וָחֵצִי Daniel 12:7 13t. (usually with Pashta or Tiphcha), compare בַּחֵ֖צִי 2 Samuel 10:4; 1 Chronicles 19:4; construct חֲצִי Exodus 12:29 84t.; suffix חֶצְיוֺ Exodus 38:4 7t. + Joshua 8:33 וְהַחֶצְיוֺ (but article suspicious. see Ges§ 127 R 3, 4); חֶצְיָהּ Nehemiah 3:38; חֶצְיֵנוּ 2 Samuel 18:3; חֶצְיָם Zechariah 14:8 (twice in verse) + 2t. — 1 half of anything: — blood of offering Exodus 24:6 (twice in verse) (JE), beard 2 Samuel 10:4, a hin Numbers 15:9,10; Numbers 28:14 (P); curtain Exodus 26:12 (P); week השׁבוע ׳ח Daniel 9:27 etc.; אַמָּה ׳ח half a cubit Exodus 26:16; Exodus 36:21 (P) +; especially שׁבט ׳ח half a tribe Numbers 32:33; Numbers 34:13,14,15 (P) +; half of people 2 Samuel 18:3; 2 Samuel 19:41; 1 Kings 16:21 (3 t. in verse) +, etc. so הַמְּנֻחוֺת ׳ח 1 Chronicles 2:52 and הַמָּנַחְתִּי ׳ח 1 Chronicles 2:54 (see Be and מָנַחַת below נוח). — On כבחצי 1 Samuel 14:4 see We Dr. 2 middle הלילה ׳ח Exodus 12:29 (J) midnight, so Judges 16:3 (twice in verse); Ruth 3:8; of garments 2 Samuel 10:4; 1 Chronicles 19:4; altar Exodus 27:5; of the Mt. of Olives Zechariah 14:4; יָמַי ׳ח Psalm 102:25 the midst of my days (when they are but half done), Jeremiah 17:11. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root חָצָה (chatsah), meaning "to divide" or "to cut in two." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2255 (ἡμίσους • hēmisous): Refers to "half" in the Greek New Testament, used in contexts similar to חֵצִי. • G3317 (μεσουράνημα • mesouranēma): Refers to the "midst of heaven" or "midheaven," indicating a midpoint or central position. • G3319 (μέσος • mesos): Means "middle" or "midst," often used to describe a central position or part. • G3322 (μεσόω • mesoō): To be in the middle or to reach the midpoint, often used in temporal contexts. This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew term חֵצִי, its usage in the biblical text, and its corresponding Greek terms, offering insight into its theological and cultural significance. Usage: The word חֵצִי appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often used to describe a division of time, space, or quantity. It can refer to half of a physical object, a period of time, or a portion of a group. Context: • General Usage: חֵצִי is frequently used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a division or a midpoint. It is often employed in narratives and legal texts to specify a half portion of something, whether it be time, space, or material goods. • Examples in Scripture: • Genesis 15:10 (BSB): "So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half." • Exodus 24:6 (BSB): "Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar." • Joshua 10:13 (BSB): "And the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day." • Theological Implications: The use of חֵצִי often signifies a point of division that is significant in the narrative or legal context. It can symbolize a covenantal division, as seen in Genesis 15, or a miraculous intervention, as in Joshua 10. • Cultural Context: In ancient Near Eastern culture, the concept of dividing something into halves was often associated with covenant-making and legal agreements, where each party would take a portion as a sign of their commitment. Forms and Transliterations בַּחֲצִ֣י בַּחֲצִ֤י בַּחֵ֖צִי בחצי הַחֲצִ֖י הַחֲצִי֙ הַחֵ֑צִי החצי וְהַֽחֶצְי֖וֹ וְהַחֲצִ֖י וְחֶצְיָ֖ם וְחֶצְיָ֗ם וְחֶצְיוֹ־ וְלַחֲצִ֖י וְלַחֲצִ֣י ׀ וַחֲצִ֕י וַחֲצִ֖י וַחֲצִ֣י וַחֲצִ֣י ׀ וַחֲצִ֤י וַחֲצִ֥י וַחֲצִ֨י וַחֲצִי֙ וַחֲצִי֩ וָחֵ֔צִי וָחֵ֖צִי וָחֵ֗צִי וָחֵ֙צִי֙ וָחֵ֜צִי וּ֠מֵחֲצִי וּלְחֶצְי֗וֹ וּמֵחֲצִ֨י וּמֵחֲצִי֙ והחצי והחציו וחצי וחציו־ וחצים ולחצי ולחציו ומחצי חֲצִ֖י חֲצִ֣י חֲצִ֤י חֲצִ֥י חֲצִ֧י חֲצִ֨י חֲצִי֙ חֲצִי־ חֶצְי֞וֹ חֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙ חֶצְיָ֑הּ חֶצְיָ֗ם חֶצְיֽוֹ׃ חֶצְיוֹ֙ חצי חצי־ חציה חציו חציו׃ חצים חצינו כְּבַחֲצִ֥י כַּחֲצִ֥י כבחצי כחצי לַחֲצִ֖י לַחֲצִ֛י לַחֲצִ֤י לַחֲצִ֥י לַחֲצִי֙ לַחֵ֑צִי לחצי מֵֽחֶצְיוֹ֙ מֵחֲצִ֞י מחצי מחציו ba·ḥă·ṣî ba·ḥê·ṣî bachaTzi baChetzi baḥăṣî baḥêṣî chaTzi chetzYah chetzYam chetzYenu chetzYo ha·ḥă·ṣî ha·ḥê·ṣî ḥă·ṣî ḥă·ṣî- hachaTzi haChetzi haḥăṣî haḥêṣî ḥăṣî ḥăṣî- ḥeṣ·yāh ḥeṣ·yām ḥeṣ·yê·nū ḥeṣ·yōw ḥeṣyāh ḥeṣyām ḥeṣyênū ḥeṣyōw ka·ḥă·ṣî kachaTzi kaḥăṣî kə·ḇa·ḥă·ṣî kəḇaḥăṣî kevachaTzi la·ḥă·ṣî la·ḥê·ṣî lachaTzi laChetzi laḥăṣî laḥêṣî mê·ḥă·ṣî mê·ḥeṣ·yōw mechaTzi mechetzYo mêḥăṣî mêḥeṣyōw ū·lə·ḥeṣ·yōw ū·mê·ḥă·ṣî ulechetzYo ūləḥeṣyōw umechaTzi ūmêḥăṣî vachaTzi vaChetzi vechetzYam vechetzyov vehachaTzi vehachetzYo velachaTzi wa·ḥă·ṣî wā·ḥê·ṣî waḥăṣî wāḥêṣî wə·ha·ḥă·ṣî wə·ha·ḥeṣ·yōw wə·ḥeṣ·yām wə·ḥeṣ·yōw- wə·la·ḥă·ṣî wəhaḥăṣî wəhaḥeṣyōw wəḥeṣyām wəḥeṣyōw- wəlaḥăṣî Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Exodus 12:29 HEB: וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָה וַֽיהוָה֮ NAS: Now it came about at midnight that the LORD INT: came half night the LORD Exodus 24:6 HEB: וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ חֲצִ֣י הַדָּ֔ם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם NAS: Moses took half of the blood and put KJV: took half of the blood, INT: took Moses half of the blood and put Exodus 24:6 HEB: וַיָּ֖שֶׂם בָּאַגָּנֹ֑ת וַחֲצִ֣י הַדָּ֔ם זָרַ֖ק NAS: [it] in basins, and the [other] half of the blood KJV: [it] in basons; and half of the blood INT: and put basins and the half of the blood sprinkled Exodus 25:10 HEB: שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֨יִם וָחֵ֜צִי אָרְכּ֗וֹ וְאַמָּ֤ה NAS: wood two and a half cubits KJV: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length INT: of acacia cubits half long cubits Exodus 25:10 HEB: אָרְכּ֗וֹ וְאַמָּ֤ה וָחֵ֙צִי֙ רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה NAS: long, and one and a half cubits KJV: thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth INT: long cubits half wide cubits Exodus 25:10 HEB: רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ NAS: wide, and one and a half cubits KJV: thereof, and a cubit and a half the height INT: wide cubits half high Exodus 25:17 HEB: טָה֑וֹר אַמָּתַ֤יִם וָחֵ֙צִי֙ אָרְכָּ֔הּ וְאַמָּ֥ה NAS: gold, two and a half cubits KJV: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length INT: of pure cubits half long cubits Exodus 25:17 HEB: אָרְכָּ֔הּ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי רָחְבָּֽהּ׃ NAS: long and one and a half cubits KJV: thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth INT: long cubits half wide Exodus 25:23 HEB: רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ NAS: wide and one and a half cubits KJV: thereof, and a cubit and a half the height INT: wide cubits half high Exodus 26:12 HEB: בִּירִיעֹ֖ת הָאֹ֑הֶל חֲצִ֤י הַיְרִיעָה֙ הָעֹדֶ֔פֶת NAS: of the tent, the half curtain KJV: of the tent, the half curtain INT: the curtains of the tent the half curtain over Exodus 26:16 HEB: הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ וְאַמָּה֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הָֽאַמָּ֔ה רֹ֖חַב NAS: of each board and one and a half cubits KJV: and a cubit and a half [shall be] the breadth INT: board cubits half cubits the width Exodus 27:5 HEB: הָרֶ֔שֶׁת עַ֖ד חֲצִ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ NAS: will reach halfway up the altar. KJV: may be even to the midst of the altar. INT: the net to halfway the altar Exodus 36:21 HEB: הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ וְאַמָּה֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הָֽאַמָּ֔ה רֹ֖חַב NAS: of each board and one and a half cubits KJV: one cubit and a half. INT: board cubits half cubits the width Exodus 37:1 HEB: שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֨יִם וָחֵ֜צִי אָרְכּ֗וֹ וְאַמָּ֤ה NAS: its length was two and a half cubits, KJV: two cubits and a half [was] the length INT: of acacia cubits half length cubits Exodus 37:1 HEB: אָרְכּ֗וֹ וְאַמָּ֤ה וָחֵ֙צִי֙ רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה NAS: and its width one and a half cubits, KJV: of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth INT: length cubits half width cubits Exodus 37:1 HEB: רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ NAS: and its height one and a half cubits; KJV: of it, and a cubit and a half the height INT: width cubits half height Exodus 37:6 HEB: טָה֑וֹר אַמָּתַ֤יִם וָחֵ֙צִי֙ אָרְכָּ֔הּ וְאַמָּ֥ה NAS: gold, two and a half cubits KJV: two cubits and a half [was] the length INT: of pure cubits half long cubits Exodus 37:6 HEB: אָרְכָּ֔הּ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי רָחְבָּֽהּ׃ NAS: long and one and a half cubits KJV: thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth INT: long cubits half wide Exodus 37:10 HEB: רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ NAS: wide and one and a half cubits KJV: thereof, and a cubit and a half the height INT: wide cubits half high Exodus 38:4 HEB: מִלְּמַ֖טָּה עַד־ חֶצְיֽוֹ׃ NAS: its ledge, reaching halfway up. KJV: thereof beneath unto the midst of it. INT: beneath reaching halfway Numbers 12:12 HEB: אִמּ֔וֹ וַיֵּאָכֵ֖ל חֲצִ֥י בְשָׂרֽוֹ׃ NAS: flesh is half eaten KJV: of whom the flesh is half consumed INT: his mother's eaten is half flesh Numbers 15:9 HEB: בָּל֥וּל בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן חֲצִ֥י הַהִֽין׃ KJV: mingled with half an hin INT: mixed of oil half A hin Numbers 15:10 HEB: תַּקְרִ֥יב לַנֶּ֖סֶךְ חֲצִ֣י הַהִ֑ין אִשֵּׁ֥ה KJV: for a drink offering half an hin INT: shall offer as the drink half A hin an offering Numbers 28:14 HEB: וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֗ם חֲצִ֣י הַהִין֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה NAS: Their drink offerings shall be half a hin KJV: And their drink offerings shall be half an hin INT: their drink shall be half A hin become Numbers 32:33 HEB: וְלִבְנֵ֨י רְאוּבֵ֜ן וְלַחֲצִ֣י ׀ שֵׁ֣בֶט ׀ מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה NAS: of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Joseph's KJV: of Reuben, and unto half the tribe INT: the sons of Reuben half the tribe Manasseh 125 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2677 125 Occurrences ba·ḥă·ṣî — 6 Occ. ba·ḥê·ṣî — 2 Occ. ḥă·ṣî — 33 Occ. ḥeṣ·yāh — 1 Occ. ḥeṣ·yām — 1 Occ. ḥeṣ·yê·nū — 1 Occ. ḥeṣ·yōw — 5 Occ. ha·ḥă·ṣî — 2 Occ. ha·ḥê·ṣî — 1 Occ. ka·ḥă·ṣî — 1 Occ. kə·ḇa·ḥă·ṣî — 1 Occ. la·ḥă·ṣî — 6 Occ. la·ḥê·ṣî — 1 Occ. mê·ḥă·ṣî — 1 Occ. mê·ḥeṣ·yōw — 1 Occ. ū·lə·ḥeṣ·yōw — 1 Occ. ū·mê·ḥă·ṣî — 3 Occ. wa·ḥă·ṣî — 30 Occ. wā·ḥê·ṣî — 15 Occ. wə·ḥeṣ·yām — 3 Occ. wə·ḥeṣ·yōw- — 1 Occ. wə·ha·ḥă·ṣî — 1 Occ. wə·ha·ḥeṣ·yōw — 1 Occ. wə·la·ḥă·ṣî — 7 Occ.