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חָצָה H2673
H2673 is the Hebrew word חָצָה, transliterated châtsâh and said khaw-tsaw'. The King James Version most often renders it divided.
What it means
to cut or split in two; to halve.
Where it comes from
a primitive root (compare H2086 (זֵד))).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: divide, [idiom] live out half, reach to the midst, participle.
Verses using חָצָה
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 32:7 · KJV
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Genesis 33:1 · KJV
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
Exodus 21:35 · KJV
And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
Numbers 31:27 · KJV
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
Numbers 31:42 · KJV
And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
Judges 7:16 · KJV
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Judges 9:43 · KJV
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
2 Kings 2:8 · KJV
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
2 Kings 2:14 · KJV
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
Job 41:6 · KJV
Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
Psalm 55:23 · KJV
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Isaiah 30:28 · KJV
And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
Ezekiel 37:22 · KJV
And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:
Daniel 11:4 · KJV
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2673 mean?
H2673 is the Hebrew word חָצָה (châtsâh), meaning to cut or split in two; to halve.
How is H2673 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it divided (7 times), divide (2 times), two parts (1 time), parted (1 time), part (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2673 appear in the Bible?
חָצָה (châtsâh) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2673 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H2086 (זֵד))).
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