Strong's Hebrew: 2676. חֲצֹת (chatsoth) -- Middle, half, midst

Strong's Lexicon

chatsoth: Middle, half, midst

Original Word: חָעוֹת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chatsowth
Pronunciation: khats-oth'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-tsoth')
Definition: Middle, half, midst
Meaning: the middle

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3317 (mesonuktion): Meaning "midnight," used in the New Testament to denote the middle of the night.

- G3319 (mesos): Meaning "middle" or "midst," used to describe a central position or point in time.

Usage: The Hebrew word "chatsoth" primarily refers to the concept of "half" or "middle." It is often used to denote the middle of a period of time, such as "midnight" or "midday." In the context of time, it signifies a division or a central point within a given period.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the division of time was significant for both daily life and religious observance. The concept of "midnight" (chatsoth laylah) held particular importance, as it was often associated with divine intervention or significant events, such as the Passover in Egypt. Similarly, "midday" (chatsoth yom) was a time marker in daily activities and religious practices.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chatsah
Definition
division, middle
NASB Translation
midnight* (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חָצוֺת] noun feminine (Infinitive form.) division, middle — only construct חֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה Exodus 11:4 (J) = midnight; חֲצוֺת לַיְלָה Job 34:20; Psalm 119:62; in all = adverb. phrase of time (בְּ omitted)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

midnight

From chatsah; the middle (of the night) -- mid(-night).

see HEBREW chatsah

Forms and Transliterations

וַחֲצ֪וֹת וחצות חֲצֽוֹת־ חצות־ כַּחֲצֹ֣ת כחצת chatzot ḥă·ṣō·wṯ- ḥăṣōwṯ- ka·ḥă·ṣōṯ kachaTzot kaḥăṣōṯ vachaTzot wa·ḥă·ṣō·wṯ waḥăṣōwṯ

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