What does חֵצִי · שֵׁבֶט mean in the Bible?
חֵצִי · שֵׁבֶט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the half or middle".
Hebrew · H2677, H7626
חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט
The half or middle · a scion , i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
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חֵצִי H2677 the half or middle
Pronunciation ḥēṣiy
Denotes half or middle portion; used for time divisions (midnight) and spatial/quantitative partitions.
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שֵׁבֶט H7626 a scion , i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
What does חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט (chatsi shevet) mean in the Bible?
חֵצִי · שֵׁבֶט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the half or middle".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2677, H7626?
H2677, H7626 is connected to 313 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the half or middle
Strong's H2677, H7626
Lexical occurrences 313 verses Source Gloss
the half or middle
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain