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Lexicon :: Strong's H2673 - ḥāṣâ

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חָצָה
Transliteration
ḥāṣâ
Pronunciation
khaw-tsaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare חָצַץ (H2686)])
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TWOT Reference: 719

Strong’s Definitions

חָצָה châtsâh, khaw-tsaw'; a primitive root (compare H2086); to cut or split in two; to halve:—divide, × live out half, reach to the midst, participle

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H2673 in the following manner: divide (11x), part (2x), live out half (1x), midst (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H2673 in the following manner: divide (11x), part (2x), live out half (1x), midst (1x).

  1. to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one's life)

    1. (Qal)

      1. to divide

      2. to half, cut in two

    2. (Niphal) to be divided

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָצָה châtsâh, khaw-tsaw'; a primitive root (compare H2086); to cut or split in two; to halve:—divide, × live out half, reach to the midst, participle
STRONGS H2673: Abbreviations
† חָצָה verb divide (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic حَظِىَ is be fortunate, happy with one's husband or wife, etc., i.e. have a share in happiness; حَظْوَةً a small arrow; Di134 puts here Ethiopic ሐጽ፡ 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 [Genesis 32:7] + 2 times; 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 [Genesis 32:7] (followed by לְ as foregoing [Num. reference]), Genesis 33:1 (both J) Judges 9:43 (לְ as foregoing [Gen. reference]) but compare Judges 7:16.
2. (apparently denominative from חֲצִי) Psalm 55:24 [Psalm 55:23] 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. Imperfect 3rd person feminine 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

32:7; 32:7; 33:1

Exodus

21:35; 21:35; 21:35; 21:35

Numbers

31:27; 31:27; 31:42

Judges

7:16; 9:43; 9:43

2 Kings

2:8; 2:14

Psalms

55:23

Isaiah

30:28; 30:28

Ezekiel

37:22

Daniel

11:4

H2673

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Strong's Number H2673 matches the Hebrew חָצָה (ḥāṣâ),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7 - In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups,[fn] and the flocks and herds and camels as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:1 - Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:35 - “If anyone’s bull injures someone else’s bull and it dies, the two parties are to sell the live one and divide both the money and the dead animal equally.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:27 - Divide the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:42 - The half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses set apart from that of the fighting men—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:16 - Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:43 - So he took his men, divided them into three companies and set an ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose to attack them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:8 - Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:14 - He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:6 - Will traders barter for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:23 - But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck. He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction; he places in the jaws of the peoples a bit that leads them astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:22 - I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:4 - After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.
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