Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H4276

Strong's H4276 · Hebrew

מַחֲצִית

machătsîyth · /makh-ats-eeth'/

Number
H4276
Language
Hebrew
Original word
מַחֲצִית
Transliteration
machătsîyth
Pronunciation
makh-ats-eeth'
KJV occurrences
14 verses

Definition

a halving or the middle

KJV: half (so much), mid(-day).

Root / derivation: from H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַחֲצִית across 14 verses.

half15×
midday1×
much1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus4 verses
Exodus 30:13

This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.

Exodus 30:15

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. give more: Heb. multiply give less: Heb. diminish

Exodus 30:23

Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,

Exodus 38:26

A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll

Leviticus1 verse
Numbers4 verses
Joshua1 verse
1 Kings1 verse
1 Chronicles2 verses
Nehemiah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H4276 (machătsîyth) mean?

a halving or the middle

How many times does H4276 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H4276 (מַחֲצִית) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “half.”

How is machătsîyth translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H4276 is rendered as “half” (15×), “midday” (1×), “much” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word מַחֲצִית come from?

from H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה;