חָצַץ
châtsats · khaw-tsats'
properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה); also as denominative from H2671 (חֵץ)
properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow
- properly, to chop into, pierce or sever
- hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks)
- to shoot an arrow
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: archer, [idiom] bands, cut off in the midst.
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
- 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
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to pursue the straight path › to pursue the straight path
To separate and protect that works to pursue the straight path that works to pursue the straight path.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָצַץ 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of archers1 · 33%
- is cut off in the midst1 · 33%
- all of them by bands1 · 33%
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.