Lexicon chatsah: to divide Original Word: חָצָהPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chatsah Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-tsaw') Short Definition: divided NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto divide NASB Translationdivide (4), divided (7), live out half (1), parceled (1), reaches (1), separated (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs חָצָה verb divide (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic  is be fortunate, happy with one's husband or wife, etc., i.e. have a share in happiness;  a small arrow; Di 134 puts here Ethiopic  arrow, compare חֵצִי) — Qal Perfect חָצָה Numbers 31:42; וְחָצִיתָ consecutive Numbers 31:27; וְחָצוּ consecutive Exodus 21:35; Imperfect יֶחֱצֶה Isaiah 30:28; וַיַּ֫חַץ Genesis 32:8 2t.; וַיֶּחֱצֵם Judges 9:43; יֶחֱצוּ Psalm 55:24; יֶחֱצוּן Exodus 21:35; יֶחֱצוּהוּ Job 40:30; — 1 divide, followed by כסף Exodus 21:35; שׁור Exodus 21:35 (both J E), לִוְיָתָן crocodile Job 40:30; prey, מלקוח, Numbers 31:27 (P; with לְ before parts); a company of people Genesis 32:8 (followed by לְ as foregoing), Genesis 33:1 (both J) Judges 9:43 (לְ as foregoing) but compare Judges 7:16. 2 (apparently denominative from חֲצִי) Psalm 55:24 ימיהם ׳לא יח shall not halve their days, i.e. enjoy even half of the normal number; Isaiah 30:28 עד ׳צואר יח shall halve unto the neck = shall reach to the neck and so divide the man in half. Niph`al Imperfect3feminine singular with apocope תֵּחָץ Daniel 11:4 be divided (of kingdom), followed by לְ; ולא יֵחָ֫צוּ עוד לשׁני גוים Ezekiel 37:22 (Judah and Israel); waters of Jordan 2 Kings 2:8,14.
Strong's divide, live out half, reach to the midst, participle A primitive root (compare zed)); to cut or split in two; to halve -- divide, X live out half, reach to the midst, participle see HEBREW zed |
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