Strong's H4276 · Hebrew
מַחֲצִית
machătsîyth · /makh-ats-eeth'/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus4 verses
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 30:15The 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 30:23Take 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 38:26A 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
Numbers4 verses
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
Numbers 31:30And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. flocks: or, goats
Numbers 31:42And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
Numbers 31:47Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
1 Chronicles2 verses
And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
1 Chronicles 6:70And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
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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;