בַּ/חֲצִ֣י
𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤉
chêtsîy
in the middle
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.
Ruth 3:8 · Word #2
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 | in the middle |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2677-01
in the half of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב + masculine singular common noun in construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵצִי derives from the root חצה (“to divide, halve”) and denotes the result of division—a half or midpoint. In construct with the prefixed preposition ב (“in”), it yields “in the half of,” preserving both the divisional sense and the construct relationship. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in the half of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "in the middle of". |