Words the Bible translates as half
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- hēmisusἥμισυςhalfnot studied yet
- ḥetsiחֲצִיhalf: one of the two parts something splits into, or the point where it splits
- maḥatsitמַחֲצִיתhalf: one of the two parts something splits into when it is divided down the middle, or a portion measured as one half of a whole
- beterבֶּתֶרa severed half of an animal, one of a matching pair laid out so people making a covenant could pass between the pieces under a binding oath
- peresפְּרֵסa half-measure weight: the half-mina, a standard unit of silver weight in the ancient eastern world
+1 more meaning
- to divide, to break in two: split apart, and so broken up or parceled out
- meḥetsahמֶחֱצָהhalfnot studied yet
- pelagפְּלַגhalfnot studied yet
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