לַ/חֲצִ֤י
𐤋/𐤇𐤑𐤉
chêtsîy
over the half
A division of something into two equal parts; half. The term can also refer to the middle, midst, or midpoint of a thing, such as the middle of the night or the center of a span. In legal, ritual, and narrative contexts, it marks division, quantitative partition, or the central point temporally or spatially. The semantic range extends from a literal half of a physical object, time period, or unit, to figurative uses denoting partiality or incompleteness.
1 Chronicles 27:21 · Word #1
Lexicon H2677
| Lemma | חֵצִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤑𐤉 |
| Transliteration | chêtsîy |
| Strong's | H2677 |
| Definition | A division of something into two equal parts; half. The term can also refer to the middle, midst, or midpoint of a thing, such as the middle of the night or the center of a span. In legal, ritual, and narrative contexts, it marks division, quantitative partition, or the central point temporally or spatially. The semantic range extends from a literal half of a physical object, time period, or unit, to figurative uses denoting partiality or incompleteness. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | over the half |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2677-12
to a half of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל + masculine singular construct noun חֵצִי (from חצה). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵצִי derives from חצה (to divide, halve) and denotes the result of division: a half or midpoint. The prefixed לַ marks direction or relation ("to/for"), and the construct state requires "of," yielding "to a half of." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
over the half of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In this context, the phrase designates an official assigned over 'the half of' an entity. The preposition לַ- marks 'over/for,' as assigned leadership, so 'over the half of' better fits the administrative nuance than 'to a half of.' Adjusted for standard rendering in this formulaic passage. |