חָצָה
cha.tsah
“to divide”
Definition
to cut or split in two; to halve
a primitive root (compare H2086 (זֵד)));
- 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
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Occurrences
חָצָה appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.
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His breath is like a rushing torrentthat rises to the neck.He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction;He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.
So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.
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