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מֶחֱצָה H4275
H4275 is the Hebrew word מֶחֱצָה, transliterated mechĕtsâh and said mekh-ets-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it half.
What it means
a halving.
Where it comes from
from H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: half.
Verses using מֶחֱצָה
All 2 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 31:36 · KJV
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
Numbers 31:43 · KJV
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
Common questions
What does Strong's H4275 mean?
H4275 is the Hebrew word מֶחֱצָה (mechĕtsâh), meaning a halving.
How is H4275 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it half (1 time), now the half (1 time).
How many times does H4275 appear in the Bible?
מֶחֱצָה (mechĕtsâh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4275 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה.
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