Quick Definition
to divide
Strong's Definition
to cut or split in two; to halve
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2086 (זֵד)));
KJV Usage: divide, [idiom] live out half, reach to the midst, participle
TWOT Reference: 719
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one's life)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to divide
1a2) to half, cut in two
1b) (Niphal) to be divided
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one's life)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to divide
1a2) to half, cut in two
1b) (Niphal) to be divided
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָצָה
châtsâh
BDB Definition:
1) to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of ones life)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to divide
1a2) to half, cut in two
1b) (Niphal) to be divided
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root [compare H2686])
Same Word by TWOT Number: 719
Total KJV Occurrences: 17