מַחֲצִ֥ית

𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤕

machatsit

half

from חָצָהlemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה; a halving or the middle; half (so much), mid(-day).

H4276

Exodus 30:13 · Word #7

Lexicon H4276

Lemmaמַחֲצִית
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤕
Transliterationmachătsîyth
Strong'sH4276
In-contexthalf

Morphology HNcfsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H4276-01

half-of

Rootחצה (ḥ-ṣ-h)
Core Meaningsto divide, split, halve, apportion
Semantic Rangehalf, one of two equal parts, middle portion, half-portion (including fixed measures such as half a shekel), midday (as the division of the day)
Conceptual SignificanceOften used in legal and cultic contexts (e.g., the half-shekel offering), the term underscores principles of measured division, shared responsibility, and equitable apportioning within covenant community life.
Morphological NotesFeminine singular noun in construct state; maqtal-pattern derivative from the verbal root חצה. Appears here consistently as singular construct linking to a genitive noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the root חצה, "to divide or halve," and denotes that which is divided off as one of two parts. The form is feminine singular construct (HNcfsc), so "half-of" reflects both its singular sense and its construct relationship to a following noun.

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

Words from Root חצה (to divide, split, halve, apportion)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2677-01 bachatsi in the dividing-half of
H2677-02 bachetsi in the half-portion
H2677-03 chatsi half-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
H2678-02 hachetsi the half-portion
H2677-09 kachatsi like the dividing-half of
H2677-10 kevachatsi as in the half-of
H2677-11 lachatsi to the divided-half of
H2677-12 lachetsi to the divided-half
leyachetseel to Yaḥtseʾel (El-apportions)
H2677-13 mechatsi from the half-of
H4275-01 mechetsat half-portion of
H2677-14 mechetseyo from its half-part
H4276-02 mimachatsit from half-of
H4276-03 mimachatsitam from their half-portion
H2677-15 ulechetseyo and to its half-portion
H2677-16 umechatsi and from the divided-half of
H4276-04 umimachatsit and from half-of
H2677-17 vachatsi and half-of
H2677-18 vachetsi and a half-portion
H2673-01 vayachats and he split in two
H2673-02 vayechatsu and they were split in two
H2673-03 vayechetsem and he split them in two
H2677-19 vechetseyam and the half-portion of them
H2677-20 vechetseyo and his half-portion
H2677-21 vehachatsi and the divided half
H2677-22 vehachetseyo and his half-portion
H2677-23 velachatsi and to the half-portion of
yechetsuhu they will split him in two

Word Usage (16 occurrences of H4276)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 30:13 מַחֲצִ֥ית machatsit half
Exodus 30:13 מַחֲצִ֣ית machatsit-2 half
Exodus 30:15 מִֽ/מַּחֲצִ֖ית mimachatsit than the half
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