מֶחֱצָה
mechetsa · half
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4275 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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mechetsa (מֶחֱצָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “half”.
How to say it
me·che·tsa
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One of the two equal parts into which something is divided.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Numbers 31:36
The half —the portion of those who went out to the army— was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;
- Numbers 31:43
—the half of the community was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred of the sheep,