חָצָה

Strong’s Definition

to cut or split in two; to halve

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2086 (זֵד)));

KJV Usage

divide, [idiom] live out half, reach to the midst, participle

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one's life)
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be divided

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châtsâh; Pronunciation: khaw-tsaw'