חָצַץ

Strong’s Definition

properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה); also as denominative from H2671 (חֵץ)

KJV Usage

archer, [idiom] bands, cut off in the midst.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to divide
• 2.(qal) to divide
• 3.(piel) archer (participle)
• 4.(piel) to divide
• 5.(pual) to be cut off, be finished
• 6.to shoot arrows

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châtsats; Pronunciation: khaw-tsats'