חָצָה
châtsâh · khaw-tsaw'
to cut or split in two; to halve
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2086 (זֵד)));
to cut or split in two; to halve
- to cut or split in two
- to halve
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: divide, [idiom] live out half, reach to the midst, participle
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to pursue the straight path › to reveal, behold
To separate and protect that works to pursue the straight path that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָצָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
15 occurrences · 15 OT · 0 NT · 15 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and he divided3 · 19%
- and divide2 · 13%
- ox also they shall divide1 · 6%
- into two parts1 · 6%
- divided1 · 6%
- and divided1 · 6%
- and they were divided1 · 6%
- they parted1 · 6%
- of him? shall they part1 · 6%
- shall not live out half1 · 6%
- shall reach to the midst1 · 6%
- neither shall they be divided1 · 6%
- and shall be divided1 · 6%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.