מַחֲצִית

Strong’s Definition

a halving or the middle

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.half, middle
• 2.half
• 3.middle, midday, noon

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: machătsîyth; Pronunciation: makh-ats-eeth'