Lexicon :: Strong's H2677 - ḥēṣî

At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!

In that first assault Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in a half-acre field.

So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.

“You must not go! ” the people pleaded. “If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth[fn] ten thousand of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.”

The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him. All the troops of Judah and half of Israel’s escorted the king.

And the king said, “Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

And the water cart’s opening inside the crown on top was eighteen inches[fn] wide. The opening was round, made as a pedestal twenty-seven inches[fn] wide. On it were carvings, but their frames were square, not round.

“But I didn’t believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, I was not even told half. Your wisdom and prosperity far exceed the report I heard.

But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your house, I still wouldn’t go with you, and I wouldn’t eat food or drink water in this place,

At that time the people of Israel were divided: half the people followed Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.

The descendants of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors who could serve in the army ​— ​men who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for war.

To the rest of the Kohathites, ten towns from half the tribe of Manasseh were assigned by lot.

From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved them, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.

There were among Jerijah’s relatives 2,700 capable men who were family heads. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king.

for the Ephraimites, Hoshea son of Azaziah;

for half the tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;

“But I didn’t believe their reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, I was not even told half of your great wisdom! You far exceed the report I heard.

Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had the will to keep working.

Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew.[fn]

“What is it, Queen Esther? ” the king asked her. “Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be given to you.”

Once again, on the second day while drinking wine, the king asked Esther, “Queen Esther, whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you seek, even to half the kingdom, will be done.”

I say, “My God, do not take me

in the middle of my life![fn]

Your years continue through all generations.

He burns half of it in a fire,

and he roasts meat on that half.

He eats the roast and is satisfied.

He warms himself and says, “Ah!

I am warm, I see the blaze.”

He who makes a fortune unjustly

is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.

In the middle of his life

his riches will abandon him,

so in the end he will be a fool.

“But Samaria did not commit even half your sins. You have multiplied your detestable practices beyond theirs and made your sisters appear righteous by all the detestable acts you have committed.

There were also four tables of cut stone for the burnt offering, each 31 ¹/₂ inches[fn] long, 31 ¹/₂ inches wide, and 21 inches high. The utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices were placed on them.

“The ledge is 24 ¹/₂ feet[fn] long by 24 ¹/₂ feet wide, with four equal sides. The rim all around it is 10 ¹/₂ inches,[fn] and its gutter is 21 inches all around it. The altar’s steps face east.”

“He will make a firm covenant[fn]

with many for one week,

but in the middle of the week

he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering.

And the abomination of desolation

will be on a wing of the temple[fn][fn]

until the decreed destruction

is poured out on the desolator.”

Then I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the water of the river. He raised both his hands[fn] toward heaven and swore by him who lives eternally that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people is shattered, all these things will be completed.

I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.