2678. chetsi

Strong's Lexicon

chetsi: Half, middle

Original Word: חִצִּי
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chitstsiy
Pronunciation: KHAY-tsee
Phonetic Spelling: (khits-tsee')
Definition: Half, middle
Meaning: an arrow

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָצָה (chatsah), meaning "to divide" or "to halve."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3313 (μέρος, meros): Part, portion

- G2255 (ἡμίσεια, hēmisia): Half

Usage: The Hebrew word "chetsi" primarily denotes "half" or "middle." It is used to describe a division or a midpoint in various contexts, such as time, measurements, or portions. The term is often employed in the Old Testament to indicate a division of time (e.g., half a day), a portion of land, or a share of goods.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, precise measurements and divisions were crucial for maintaining order and fairness, especially in legal, agricultural, and religious contexts. The concept of "half" was significant in the division of property, inheritance, and offerings. The use of "chetsi" reflects the importance of equitable distribution and the structured nature of ancient Hebrew life.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chatsah
Definition
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NASB Translation
arrow (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֵ֫צִי noun masculine^{2Kings 9:24} arrow (compare Arabic , Ethiopic id., Di^{134, and} see Dr on 1 Samuel 20:36) — absolute הַחֵ֫צִי 1 Samuel 20:36,37 (twice in verse) + 1 Samuel 20:38 Kt (Qr הַחִצִּים), perhaps also 1 Samuel 20:21; 1 Samuel 20:22 (so ᵐ5 We, for ᵑ0 plural הַחִצִּים), 2 Kings 9:24; the usual form is חֵץ; see below

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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Or chetsiy {chay-tsee'}; prolongation from chets; an arrow -- arrow.

see HEBREW chets

Forms and Transliterations

בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים בַּחִצִּ֥ים בחצים הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים הַחִצִּ֑ים הַחִצִּ֖ים הַחִצִּ֣ים ׀ הַחֵ֔צִי הַחֵ֖צִי החצי החצים ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm bachitzTzim baḥiṣṣîm ha·ḥê·ṣî ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm haChetzi hachitzTzim haḥêṣî haḥiṣṣîm

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 20:20
HEB: וַאֲנִ֕י שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת הַחִצִּ֖ים צִדָּ֣ה אוֹרֶ֑ה
INT: I three arrow to the side will shoot

1 Samuel 20:21
HEB: מְצָ֣א אֶת־ הַחִצִּ֑ים אִם־ אָמֹר֩
INT: Go find arrow lo specifically

1 Samuel 20:21
HEB: לַנַּ֜עַר הִנֵּ֥ה הַחִצִּ֣ים ׀ מִמְּךָ֣ וָהֵ֗נָּה
INT: to the lad Behold arrow are on this

1 Samuel 20:22
HEB: לָעֶ֔לֶם הִנֵּ֥ה הַחִצִּ֖ים מִמְּךָ֣ וָהָ֑לְאָה
INT: to the youth Behold arrow at beyond

1 Samuel 20:36
HEB: נָא֙ אֶת־ הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י
NAS: he shot an arrow past
KJV: ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
INT: find now an arrow which I

1 Samuel 20:36
HEB: וְהֽוּא־ יָרָ֥ה הַחֵ֖צִי לְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃
INT: he shot an arrow past

1 Samuel 20:37
HEB: עַד־ מְק֣וֹם הַחֵ֔צִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרָ֖ה
NAS: the place of the arrow which
KJV: to the place of the arrow which Jonathan
INT: against the place of the arrow which had shot

1 Samuel 20:37
HEB: וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הֲל֥וֹא הַחֵ֖צִי מִמְּךָ֥ וָהָֽלְאָה׃
NAS: and said, Is not the arrow beyond
KJV: and said, [Is] not the arrow beyond
INT: and said is not the arrow at beyond

1 Samuel 20:38
HEB: [הַחֵצִי כ] (הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים ק) וַיָּבֹ֖א
NAS: picked up the arrow and came
INT: lad and Jonathan's arrow and came to his

2 Kings 9:24
HEB: זְרֹעָ֔יו וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַחֵ֖צִי מִלִּבּ֑וֹ וַיִּכְרַ֖ע
NAS: his arms; and the arrow went through
KJV: between his arms, and the arrow went out
INT: his arms went and the arrow his heart sank

2 Kings 13:18
HEB: וַיֹּ֛אמֶר קַ֥ח הַחִצִּ֖ים וַיִּקָּ֑ח וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
INT: said Take arrow took said

2 Chronicles 26:15
HEB: הַפִּנּ֔וֹת לִירוֹא֙ בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים וּבָאֲבָנִ֖ים גְּדֹל֑וֹת
INT: the corners to shoot arrow stones and great

Isaiah 7:24
HEB: בַּחִצִּ֥ים וּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁת יָ֣בוֹא
INT: arrow bows will come

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2678
13 Occurrences

ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 2 Occ.
ha·ḥê·ṣî — 4 Occ.
ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 7 Occ.