What does מַחֲצִית (maḥăṣiyt) mean in the Bible?
מַחֲצִית (maḥăṣiyt): Denotes spatial or temporal midpoint; often marks division of time or space into equal portions
Hebrew · H4276
מַחֲצִית
A halving or the middle
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מַחֲצִית H4276
Pronunciation maḥăṣiyt
What does מַחֲצִית (maḥăṣiyt) mean in the Bible?
מַחֲצִית (maḥăṣiyt): Denotes spatial or temporal midpoint; often marks division of time or space into equal portions
Full entry for מַחֲצִית (H4276) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H4276?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include half (4), [that is], half (1), a half (1), And from (1), And from the half-tribe (1).
Where does מַחֲצִית (maḥăṣiyt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (5), Numbers (4), 1 Chronicles (2), Leviticus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It half 4× Leviticus 6:20, Numbers 31:30, Numbers 31:42, Numbers 31:47
[that is], half 1× Exodus 38:26
a half 1× Exodus 30:13
And from 1× 1 Chronicles 6:70
And from the half-tribe 1× Joshua 21:25
and half 1× Leviticus 6:20
from the half-tribe 1× 1 Chronicles 6:61
from their half 1× Numbers 31:29
half [that amount] 1× Exodus 30:23
noon 1× Nehemiah 8:3
of half 1× 1 Kings 16:9
than a half 1× Exodus 30:15
This half 1× Exodus 30:13
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 30:13 מַחֲצִ֥ית to a half Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 30:13 מַחֲצִ֣ית to This half Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 30:15 מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית to than a half Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 30:23 מַחֲצִית֖וֹ to half [that amount] Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 38:26 מַחֲצִ֥ית to [that is], half Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 6:20 מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ to half Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 6:20 וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ to and half Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 31:29 מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖ם to from their half Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 31:30 וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת to half Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 31:42 וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית to half Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 30:13
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 7
Exodus 5 Leviticus 2 Numbers 4 Joshua 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
מַחֲצִ֣ית 3x ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ Exodus 30:13, 1 Kings 16:9, Nehemiah 8:3
וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ 2x ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ Joshua 21:25, 1 Chronicles 6:70
מַחֲצִ֥ית 2x ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ Exodus 30:13, Exodus 38:26
וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ 1x ū·ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯāh Leviticus 6:20
וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית 1x ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ Numbers 31:42
וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת 1x ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣiṯ Numbers 31:30
מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ 1x ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯāh Leviticus 6:20
מַחֲצִית֖וֹ 1x ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯōw Exodus 30:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Exodus 30:13, Exodus 38:26, 1 Kings 16:9, Nehemiah 8:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Numbers 31:30, Numbers 31:42, Joshua 21:25, 1 Chronicles 6:70
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Exodus 30:15, Numbers 31:47, 1 Chronicles 6:61
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Leviticus 6:20
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Leviticus 6:20
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 30:23
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Numbers 31:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes spatial or temporal midpoint; often marks division of time or space into equal portions
Source Gloss
a halving or the middle
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes spatial or temporal midpoint; often marks division of time or space into equal portions
a halving or the middle BDB: half Usage: half (so much), mid(-day).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַחֲצִית is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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