What does מַחֲצִית · שֶׁקֶל mean in the Bible?
מַחֲצִית · שֶׁקֶל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "half shekel".
Hebrew · H4276, H8255
מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל
A halving or the middle · probably a weight ; used as a commercial standard
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מַחֲצִית H4276 a halving or the middle
Pronunciation maḥăṣiyt
Denotes spatial or temporal midpoint; often marks division of time or space into equal portions
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שֶׁקֶל H8255 probably a weight ; used as a commercial standard
Pronunciation šeqel
A weight-based unit that functioned as the standard for commerce and covenant obligation payments in ancient Israel.
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What does מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל (machatsit hasheqel) mean in the Bible?
מַחֲצִית · שֶׁקֶל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "half shekel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4276, H8255?
H4276, H8255 is connected to 104 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. half shekel
Strong's H4276, H8255
Lexical occurrences 104 verses Source Gloss
half shekel
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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