STRONGS NUMBER H4276

H4276. machatsith

מַחֲצִית‎ noun feminine half, middle — construct מַחֲצִית‎ Exodus 30:13 (twice in verse) + 8 t.; מַחֲצִת‎ Numbers 31:30, 47; suffix מַחֲצִיתוֺ‎ Exodus 30:23, מַחֲצִיתָהּ‎ Leviticus 6:13 (twice in verse), מַחֲצִיתָם‎ Numbers 31:29 —

1 half of a shekel Exodus 30:13 (twice in verse); 30:15 compare 30:23; 38:26; the flour for offering Leviticus 6:13 (twice in verse), of spoils Numbers 31:29-30, 42, 47; of tribe Joshua 21:25 (all P), 1 Chronicles 6:46; 6:55; of chariots 1 Kings 16:9.

2 middle ׳מ היּוֺם‎ = midday, noon Nehemiah 8:3 (compare midnight, חֲצִי חָצוֺת,‎ 2).

חצן‎ (√ of following; meaning dubious; denominative seem to be Arabic , Ethiopic carry in the arms or bosom, rear, foster; perhaps also Assyrian êƒênu, bring together, also drink or draw in sweet odours Flood Tablet^{iii, 49} Hpt in KAT^{2Gloss i}).