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חֲצִי הַמְּנֻחוֹת

𐤇𐤑𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤅𐤕

Chatsi Hamenuchot

H2679 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חצה, נוח to divide, to split, to rest, to settle

Definition

Proper noun denoting a subdivision or clan within a larger grouping, specifically meaning 'half of the resting-places' or 'half of the Menuchoth.' It refers to a group associated with a community or locality named Menuchoth, indicating a half or portion of that group. In biblical texts, this term is used as a geographical or social designation for part of an Israelite clan.

Semantic Range

designation for a half-portion of a clan or settlement named Menuchoth; subdivision of an Israelite clan or settlement; part of the resting-places or dwellings

Root / Etymology

Compound formed from חֵצִי (half) and מְנוּחָה (resting place, place of rest) with the definite article (הַ) inserted before the second component. The underlying roots are חצה (to divide, split) and נוח (to rest, settle), but their combination here produces a place or group name indicating 'half of the Menuchoth.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֲצִי הַמְּנֻחוֹת appears in 1 Chronicles 2:52 as a designation for a portion of the descendants or inhabitants related to the clan or area of Menuchoth, likely associated with Judahite genealogies in the post-exilic period. The context suggests an internal division of a clan or settlement, perhaps due to demographic or geographic factors. The English rendering 'half of the Manahethites' is based on tradition but may obscure the underlying meaning connected with 'resting-places' or settlement sites. The term highlights the complexity of clan and territorial organization in the genealogical sections of Chronicles. Later translations sometimes equate Menuchoth with Manahethites due to differences in textual tradition, but the Hebrew points more specifically toward 'places of rest.' No reference to ethnicity beyond the broader Israelite identity is implied, and there is no religious connotation to the term itself.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from חֵצִי and the plural of מְנוּחָה, with the article interposed; midst of the resting-places; Chatsi-ham-Menuchoth, an Israelite; half of the Manahethites.

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Root Family

חצה (ḥ-ṣ-h) — divide, split, halve

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2673 חָצָה he divided
H2676 חָצוֹת night-division
H2677 חֵצִי in the half of
H2680 חֲצִי הַמְּנַחְתִּי half-Manahethite
H3183 יַחְצְאֵל to El-divides

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2679-02 הַ/מְּנֻחֽוֹת hamenuchot HTd/Np of the Manahathites the Resting-Places 1
H2679-01 חֲצִ֥י chatsi HNcmsc half half of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2679-01 1 Chronicles 2:52 חֲצִ֥י chatsi HNcmsc half half of
H2679-02 1 Chronicles 2:52 הַ/מְּנֻחֽוֹת hamenuchot HTd/Np of the Manahathites the Resting-Places
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