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Lexicon :: Strong's H2677 - ḥēṣî

Aa
חֵצִי
Transliteration
ḥēṣî
Pronunciation
khay-tsee'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 719b

Strong’s Definitions

חֵצִי chêtsîy, khay-tsee'; from H2673; the half or middle:—half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 125x

The KJV translates Strong's H2677 in the following manner: half (108x), midst (8x), part (4x), midnight (with H3915) (4x), middle (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 125x
The KJV translates Strong's H2677 in the following manner: half (108x), midst (8x), part (4x), midnight (with H3915) (4x), middle (1x).

  1. half

    1. half

    2. middle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵצִי chêtsîy, khay-tsee'; from H2673; the half or middle:—half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
STRONGS H2677: Abbreviations
חֲצִי 123 noun masculineNumbers 12:12 half (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician חצי; on formative see LagBN 113) — absolute חֲצִי 1 Kings 3:25 (twice in verse) + 3 times; הַחֵ֑צִי 1 Kings 10:7, compare 1 Kings 16:21; וָחֵ֔צִי Ezekiel 40:42; וָחֵצִי Daniel 12:7 + 13 times (usually with Pashta or Tiphcha), compare בַּחֵ֖צִי 2 Samuel 10:4; 1 Chronicles 19:4; construct חֲצִי Exodus 12:29 + 84 times; suffix חֶצְיוֺ Exodus 38:4 + 7 times + Joshua 8:33 וְהַחֶצְיוֺ (but article suspicious. see Ges§ 127 R 3, 4); חֶצְיָהּ Nehemiah 3:38; חֶצְיֵנוּ 2 Samuel 18:3; חֶצְיָם Zechariah 14:8 (twice in verse) + 2 times —
1. half of anything: — blood of offering Exodus 24:6 (twice in verse) (JE), beard 2 Samuel 10:4, a hin Numbers 15:9, 10; Numbers 28:14 (P); curtain Exodus 26:12 (P); week השׁבוע ח׳ Daniel 9:27 etc.; אַמָּה ח׳ half a cubit Exodus 26:16; Exodus 36:21 (P) +; especially שׁבט ח׳ half a tribe Numbers 32:33; Numbers 34:13, 14, 15 (P) +; half of people 2 Samuel 18:3; 2 Samuel 19:41; 1 Kings 16:21 (3 times in verse) +, etc. so הַמְּנֻחוֺת ח׳ 1 Chronicles 2:52 and הַמָּנַחְתִּי ח׳ 1 Chronicles 2:54 (see Be and מָנַחַת below נוח). — On כבחצי 1 Samuel 14:4 see We Dr.
2. middle הלילה ח׳ Exodus 12:29 (J) midnight, so Judges 16:3 (twice in verse); Ruth 3:8; of garments 2 Samuel 10:4; 1 Chronicles 19:4; altar Exodus 27:5; of the Mt. of Olives Zechariah 14:4; יָמַי ח׳ Psalm 102:25 the midst of my days (when they are but half done), Jeremiah 17:11.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

12:29; 12:29; 24:6; 26:12; 26:16; 27:5; 36:21; 38:4

Numbers

12:12; 15:9; 15:10; 28:14; 32:33; 34:13; 34:14; 34:15

Joshua

8:33

Judges

16:3

Ruth

3:8

1 Samuel

14:4

2 Samuel

10:4; 10:4; 10:4; 18:3; 18:3; 19:41

1 Kings

3:25; 10:7; 16:21; 16:21

1 Chronicles

2:52; 2:54; 19:4; 19:4

Psalms

102:25

Jeremiah

17:11

Ezekiel

40:42

Daniel

9:27; 12:7

Zechariah

14:4; 14:8

H2677

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2677 matches the Hebrew חֵצִי (ḥēṣî),
which occurs 123 times in 101 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Rth 3:8–Zec 14:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:8 - Around midnight Boaz suddenly woke up and turned over. He was surprised to find a woman lying at his feet!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:14 - They killed some twenty men in all, and their bodies were scattered over about half an acre.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:4 - So Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3 - But his men objected strongly. “You must not go,” they urged. “If we have to turn and run—and even if half of us die—it will make no difference to Absalom’s troops; they will be looking only for you. You are worth 10,000 of us,[fn] and it is better that you stay here in the town and send help if we need it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:40 - The king then crossed over to Gilgal, taking Kimham with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king on his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:25 - Then he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:31 - The top of each cart had a rounded frame for the basin. It projected 1½ feet[fn] above the cart’s top like a round pedestal, and its opening was 2¼ feet[fn] across; it was decorated on the outside with carvings of wreaths. The panels of the carts were square, not round.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:32 - Under the panels were four wheels that were connected to axles that had been cast as one unit with the cart. The wheels were 2¼ feet in diameter

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:35 - Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide.[fn] The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:7 - I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:8 - But the man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I would not go with you. I would not eat or drink anything in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:21 - But now the people of Israel were split into two factions. Half the people tried to make Tibni son of Ginath their king, while the other half supported Omri.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 - There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:23 - The half-tribe of Manasseh was very large and spread through the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:26 - So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath-pileser) to invade the land and take away the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:61

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:61 - The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:71

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:71 - The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:31 - From the half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, 18,000 men were designated by name to help David become king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:37 - From the east side of the Jordan River—where the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh lived—there were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:4 - So Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved them, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32 - There were 2,700 capable men among the relatives of Jeriah. King David sent them to the east side of the Jordan River and put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for all matters related to God and to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:20 -
EphraimHoshea son of Azaziah
Manasseh (west)Joel son of Pedaiah

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:21 -
Manasseh in Gilead (east)Iddo son of Zechariah
BenjaminJaasiel son of Abner

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:6 - I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of your great wisdom! It is far beyond what I was told.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:9 - Rephaiah son of Hur, the leader of half the district of Jerusalem, was next to them on the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:12 - Shallum son of Hallohesh and his daughters repaired the next section. He was the leader of the other half of the district of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:16 - Next to him was Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the leader of half the district of Beth-zur. He rebuilt the wall from a place across from the tombs of David’s family as far as the water reservoir and the House of the Warriors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:17 - Next to him, repairs were made by a group of Levites working under the supervision of Rehum son of Bani. Then came Hashabiah, the leader of half the district of Keilah, who supervised the building of the wall on behalf of his own district.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:18 - Next down the line were his countrymen led by Binnui[fn] son of Henadad, the leader of the other half of the district of Keilah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:6 - At last the wall was completed to half its height around the entire city, for the people had worked with enthusiasm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:21 - We worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset. And half the men were always on guard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:32 - Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:38 - The second choir giving thanks went northward[fn] around the other way to meet them. I followed them, together with the other half of the people, along the top of the wall past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:40 - The two choirs that were giving thanks then proceeded to the Temple of God, where they took their places. So did I, together with the group of leaders who were with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:24 - Furthermore, half their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of some other people and could not speak the language of Judah at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:3 - Then the king asked her, “What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:6 - And while they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “Now tell me what you really want. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:2 - On this second occasion, while they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, “Tell me what you want, Queen Esther. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:24 - But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever,
don’t take my life while I am so young!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:16 - He burns part of the tree to roast his meat
and to keep himself warm.
He says, “Ah, that fire feels good.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - The person who made the idol never stops to reflect,
“Why, it’s just a block of wood!
I burned half of it for heat
and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat.
How can the rest of it be a god?
Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:11 - Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid,
so are those who get their wealth by unjust means.
At midlife they will lose their riches;
in the end, they will become poor old fools.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:51 - “Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more detestable things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:42 - There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31½ inches square and 21 inches high.[fn] On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17 - The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24½ feet by 24½ feet,[fn] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10½-inch curb[fn] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:27 - The ruler will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven,[fn] but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds,[fn] he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration,[fn] until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:7 - The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:2 - I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:4 - On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south.

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