מַֽחֲצִית
Transliteration
maḥăṣîṯ
Pronunciation
makh-ats-eeth'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָצָה (H2673)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 719e

Strong’s Definitions

מַחֲצִית machătsîyth, makh-ats-eeth'; from H2673; a halving or the middle:—half (so much), mid(-day).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H4276 in the following manner: half (15x), much (1x), midday (with H3117) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H4276 in the following manner: half (15x), much (1x), midday (with H3117) (1x).
  1. half, middle

    1. half

    2. middle, midday, noon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחֲצִית machătsîyth, makh-ats-eeth'; from H2673; a halving or the middle:—half (so much), mid(-day).
STRONGS H4276: Abbreviations
מַחֲצִית noun feminine half, middle — construct מַחֲצִית Exodus 30:13 (twice in verse) + 8 times; מַחֲצִת Numbers 31:30, 47; suffix מַחֲצִיתוֺ Exodus 30:23, מַחֲצִיתָהּ Leviticus 6:13 (twice in verse), מַחֲצִיתָם Numbers 31:29מַחֲצִת Numbers 31:30 Numbers 31:47 suffix מַחֲצִיתוֹ >Exodus 30:23, מַחֲצִיתָהּ Leviticus 6:13 (twice in verse), מַחֲצִיתָם Numbers 31:29
1. half of a shekel Exodus 30:13 (twice in verse); + 8 timesExodus 30:15 compare Exodus 30:23; Exodus 38:26; the flour for offering Leviticus 6:13 (twice in verse), of spoils Numbers 31:29, 30, 42, 47; of tribe Joshua 21:25 (all P), 1 Chronicles 6:46; 1 Chronicles 6:55; of chariots 1 Kings 16:9.
2. middle היּוֺם מ׳ = midday, noon Nehemiah 8:3 (compare midnight, H2676 חָצוֺת, חֲצִי 2).
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