וְ/חָצ֣וּ — Exodus 21:35 Hebrew Word Study

וְ/חָצ֣וּ

𐤅/𐤇𐤑𐤅

vechatsu

and they shall divide

lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה; a primitive root (compare זֵד)); to cut or split in two; to halve; divide, [idiom] live out half, reach to the midst, participle

H2673

Exodus 21:35 · Word #13

Lexicon `H2673`

Lemma	חָצָה
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤇𐤑𐤄
Transliteration	châtsâh
Strong's	H2673
In-context	and they shall divide

Morphology `HC/Vqq3cp` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`q` — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation	`q` — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person	`3` — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender	`c` — Common — Common (both genders)
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 `H2673-06`

and they split in two

Root	חצה (ḥ-ṣ-h)
Core Meanings	to cut, to split, to divide in two, to halve, to reach the middle
Semantic Range	to divide, to cut through, to split in half, to apportion, to reach the midpoint, to traverse to the middle
Conceptual Significance	The act of dividing in two can mark covenantal rites, territorial allotment, or decisive separation in biblical narrative, symbolizing both judgment and ordered distribution.
Morphological Notes	Conjunction וְ + Qal wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive) 3rd person common plural from חָצָה; simple active stem; plural subject with prefixed "and."
Rendering Rationale	The root חצה conveys the act of cutting or dividing into two parts. The form is Qal (simple active) 3rd person common plural with a prefixed conjunction, so "and they split in two" preserves both the basic active sense of the root and the plural subject indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חצה (to cut, to split, to divide in two, to halve, to reach the middle)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2677-01`	bachatsi	in the dividing-half of
`H2677-02`	bachetsi	in the half-portion
`H2673-01`	chatsah	he split in two
`H2679-01`	chatsi	divided-half of
`H2677-03`	chatsi	half-of
`H2676-01`	chatsot	the dividing-middle of
`H2677-04`	chetseyah	her divided-half
`H2677-05`	chetseyam	their half-portion
`H2677-06`	chetseyenu	the half of us
`H2677-07`	chetseyo	his dividing-half
`H2677-08`	hachatsi	the halved portion
`H2677-09`	hachetsi	the half-portion
`H2678-02`	hachetsi	the half-portion
`H4275-01`	hamechetsah	the halved-portion
`H3184-01`	hayachetseeli	the El-apportions clansman
`H2677-10`	kachatsi	like the dividing-half of
`H2676-02`	kachatsot	the dividing-half of
`H2677-11`	kevachatsi	as in the half-of
`H2677-12`	lachatsi	to the divided-half of
`H2677-13`	lachetsi	to the divided-half
`H3183-01`	leyachetseel	to Yaḥtseʾel (El-apportions)
`H4276-01`	machatsit	half-of
`H4276-02`	machatsitah	the divided-half of her
`H4276-03`	machatsito	his half-portion
`H2677-14`	mechatsi	from the half-of
`H4275-02`	mechetsat	half-portion of
`H2677-15`	mechetseyo	from its half-part
`H4276-04`	mimachatsit	from half-of
`H4276-05`	mimachatsitam	from their half-portion
`H2677-16`	ulechetseyo	and to its half-portion
`H4276-06`	umachatsitah	and her divided-half
`H2677-17`	umechatsi	and from the divided-half of
`H4276-07`	umimachatsit	and from half-of
`H2680-02`	vachatsi	and half-of
`H2677-18`	vachatsi	and half-of
`H2676-03`	vachatsot	and the dividing-point-of
`H2677-19`	vachetsi	and a half-portion
`H2673-02`	vayachats	and he split in two
`H2673-03`	vayechatsu	and they were split in two
`H2673-04`	vayechetsem	and he split them in two
`H2673-05`	vechatsita	and you split in two
`H2677-20`	vechetseyam	and the half-portion of them
`H2677-21`	vechetseyo	and his half-portion
`H2677-22`	vehachatsi	and the divided half
`H2677-23`	vehachetseyo	and his half-portion
`H2677-24`	velachatsi	and to the half-portion of
`H2673-07`	vetechats	and she will be split in two
`H3185-01`	yachatsiel	El-apportions
`H3183-02`	yachetseel	God-Will-Apportion
`H2673-08`	yechatsu	they will be split in two
`H2673-09`	yechetseh	he will split in two
`H2673-10`	yechetsu	they will split in two
`H2673-11`	yechetsuhu	they will split him in two
`H2673-12`	yechetsun	they shall split in two

Word Usage (15 occurrences of H2673)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 32:8	וַ/יַּ֜חַץ	vayachats	and he divided
Genesis 33:1	וַ/יַּ֣חַץ	vayachats	he divided
Exodus 21:35	וְ/חָצ֣וּ	vechatsu	and they shall divide
Exodus 21:35	יֶֽחֱצֽוּ/ן	yechetsun	they shall divide
Numbers 31:27	וְ/חָצִ֨יתָ֙	vechatsita	and you shall divide
Numbers 31:42	חָצָ֣ה	chatsah	had divided
Judges 7:16	וַ/יַּ֛חַץ	vayachats	And he divided
Judges 9:43	וַֽ/יֶּחֱצֵ/ם֙	vayechetsem	and divided them
2 Kings 2:8	וַ/יֵּחָצ֖וּ	vayechatsu	and they were divided
2 Kings 2:14	וַ/יֵּֽחָצוּ֙	vayechatsu	and they were divided
Isaiah 30:28	יֶֽחֱצֶ֔ה	yechetseh	it-divides
Ezekiel 37:22	יֵחָ֥צוּ	yechatsu	will-they-be-divided
Psalms 55:24	יֶחֱצ֣וּ	yechetsu	live half
Job 40:30	יֶ֝חֱצ֗וּ/הוּ	yechetsuhu	divide him
Daniel 11:4	וְ/תֵחָ֕ץ	vetechats	and it will be divided

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Lexicon H2673

Morphology HC/Vqq3cp All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H2673-06

Words from Root חצה (to cut, to split, to divide in two, to halve, to reach the middle)

Word Usage (15 occurrences of H2673)

Lexicon `H2673`

Morphology `HC/Vqq3cp` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H2673-06`