4276. machatsith
Strong's Lexicon
machatsith: Half, half part

Original Word: מַחֲצִית
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: machatsith
Pronunciation: mah-khats-eeth'
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-ats-eeth')
Definition: Half, half part
Meaning: a halving, the middle

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָצָה (chatsah), meaning "to divide" or "to halve."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "machatsith," the concept of division or half can be related to Greek terms like ἥμισυς (hēmisus), meaning "half."

Usage: The term "machatsith" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a half or a division of something, often in the context of measurements, quantities, or portions. It is frequently used in legal and ritual contexts, particularly in relation to the half-shekel tax required for the maintenance of the tabernacle.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of "half" was significant in various aspects of life, including commerce, religious obligations, and social justice. The half-shekel tax, for instance, was a mandatory contribution for every male Israelite over the age of twenty, as described in Exodus 30:13. This tax was used for the upkeep of the tabernacle and later the temple, symbolizing communal responsibility and equality before God, as every man, regardless of wealth, contributed the same amount.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chatsah
Definition
half, middle
NASB Translation
half (11), half as much (1), half-tribe* (3), midday* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַחֲצִית noun feminine half, middle — construct מַחֲצִית Exodus 30:13 (twice in verse) + 8 t.; מַחֲצִת Numbers 31:30,47; suffix מַחֲצִיתוֺ 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); Exodus 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, חָצוֺת, חֲצִי 2).

חצן (√ of following; meaning dubious; denominative seem to be Arabic , Ethiopic carry in the arms or bosom, rear, foster; perhaps also Assyrian êƒênu, bring together, also drink or draw in sweet odours Flood Tabletiii, 49 Hpt in KAT2Gloss i).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
half so much, midday

From chatsah; a halving or the middle -- half (so much), mid(-day).

see HEBREW chatsah

Forms and Transliterations
וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ ומחציתה וממחצית וממחצת מִֽ֠מַּחֲצִית מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖ם מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת מַחֲצִ֣ית מַחֲצִ֥ית מַחֲצִית֖וֹ מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ מחצית מחציתה מחציתו ממחצית ממחציתם ממחצת ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯāh ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯōw ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ machaTzit machatziTah machatziTo maḥăṣîṯ maḥăṣîṯāh maḥăṣîṯōw mim·ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯām mim·ma·ḥă·ṣiṯ mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ mimachaTzit mimachatziTam mimmaḥăṣiṯ mimmaḥăṣîṯ mimmaḥăṣîṯām ū·ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯāh ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣiṯ ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ umachatziTah ūmaḥăṣîṯāh umimachaTzit ūmimmaḥăṣiṯ ūmimmaḥăṣîṯ
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Exodus 30:13
HEB: עַל־ הַפְּקֻדִ֔ים מַחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל
NAS: shall give: half a shekel
KJV: them that are numbered, half a shekel
INT: among is numbered half A shekel to the shekel

Exodus 30:13
HEB: גֵּרָה֙ הַשֶּׁ֔קֶל מַחֲצִ֣ית הַשֶּׁ֔קֶל תְּרוּמָ֖ה
NAS: gerahs), half a shekel
KJV: gerahs:) an half shekel
INT: gerah shekel half A shekel A contribution

Exodus 30:15
HEB: לֹ֣א יַמְעִ֔יט מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית הַשָּׁ֑קֶל לָתֵת֙
NAS: than the half shekel,
KJV: shall not give less than half a shekel,
INT: shall not pay the half shekel give

Exodus 30:23
HEB: וְקִנְּמָן־ בֶּ֥שֶׂם מַחֲצִית֖וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִם
NAS: cinnamon half as much, two hundred
KJV: cinnamon half so much,
INT: cinnamon fragrant half and fifty hundred

Exodus 38:26
HEB: בֶּ֚קַע לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת מַחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל
NAS: a head ([that is], half a shekel
KJV: for every man, [that is], half a shekel,
INT: A bekah man half A shekel the shekel

Leviticus 6:20
HEB: מִנְחָ֖ה תָּמִ֑יד מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ
NAS: grain offering, half of it in the morning
KJV: perpetual, half of it in the morning,
INT: offering A regular half the morning and half

Leviticus 6:20
HEB: מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ בָּעָֽרֶב׃
NAS: of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.
KJV: of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
INT: half the morning and half the evening

Numbers 31:29
HEB: מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖ם תִּקָּ֑חוּ וְנָתַתָּ֛ה
NAS: take it from their half and give
KJV: Take [it] of their half, and give
INT: their half take and give

Numbers 31:30
HEB: וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
NAS: of Israel's half, you shall take
KJV: of Israel's half, thou shalt take
INT: half the sons of Israel's

Numbers 31:42
HEB: וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
NAS: of Israel's half, which
KJV: of Israel's half, which Moses
INT: half the sons of Israel's

Numbers 31:47
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
NAS: of Israel's half, Moses
KJV: of Israel's half, Moses
INT: took Moses half the sons of Israel's

Joshua 21:25
HEB: וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
NAS: From the half-tribe of Manasseh,
KJV: And out of the half tribe of Manasseh,
INT: of the half tribe of Manasseh

1 Kings 16:9
HEB: זִמְרִ֔י שַׂ֖ר מַחֲצִ֣ית הָרָ֑כֶב וְה֤וּא
NAS: commander of half his chariots,
KJV: captain of half [his] chariots,
INT: Zimri commander of half his chariots now he

1 Chronicles 6:61
HEB: מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמַּטֶּ֡ה מִֽ֠מַּחֲצִית מַטֵּ֨ה חֲצִ֧י
NAS: of the tribe, from the half-tribe, the half
KJV: tribe, [namely, out of] the half [tribe] of Manasseh,
INT: the family of the tribe the half of the tribe the half

1 Chronicles 6:70
HEB: וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
NAS: and from the half-tribe of Manasseh:
KJV: And out of the half tribe of Manasseh;
INT: of the half tribe of Manasseh

Nehemiah 8:3
HEB: הָאוֹר֙ עַד־ מַחֲצִ֣ית הַיּ֔וֹם נֶ֛גֶד
NAS: until midday, in the presence
INT: early until half in the presence

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4276
16 Occurrences


ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ — 5 Occ.
ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ — 3 Occ.
mim·ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ū·ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣiṯ — 4 Occ.
















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