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חֲצִי הַמְּנַחְתִּי

𐤇𐤑𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕𐤉

Chatsi Hamenacheti

H2680 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חצה to divide, split, halve

Definition

A designation referring to a group or lineage descending from or associated with 'Chatsi-ham-Menuchoth,' likely referring to 'half (portion) of the Manahethites.' The term functions as a patronymic or geographic/ancestral descriptor within genealogical lists, particularly in the context of Judahite clans. Its primary usage is to distinguish a subgroup or partial division within a larger kin group (the Manahethites).

Semantic Range

half, division, portion (of a group or family); a designated subgroup within a larger kin or clan unit; the half Manahethite line or territory

Root / Etymology

Formed from the noun חֲצִי (ḥătsî, 'half, division, portion') and the patronymic form of the place-name מְנַחְתִּי (Menachtite, i.e., of Manaheth), joined with the definite article and conjunctive. The base root is חצה (ח-צ-ה), 'to divide, split, halve.' The name is fused in the genealogical context to designate 'the half (clan/portion) of the Manahethites.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֲצִי הַמְּנַחְתִּי occurs in genealogical lists, specifically in 1 Chronicles 2:52, where it refers to a subdivision or partial clan of the Manahethites, an obscure Judahite group. The nucleus of the term is חֲצִי ('half'), marking a portion of a larger family segment. The Manahethites themselves are otherwise poorly attested outside of these passages. The construction parallels other biblical cases where a larger group is subdivided and named according to territory or ancestral lineage (cf. 'half-tribe of Manasseh'). Later English translations may attempt to render the phrase as an ethnic, territorial, or family name; however, in the context of ancient Israelite genealogies, it conveyed affiliation with a partial ancestral branch, not a discrete tribe or geographically bound people. The name reflects the administrative or familial subdivisions of Judahite society during the monarchic and post-monarchic periods. The term does not recur in wider biblical or later Jewish tradition, and is not a marker of later Judean, religious, or ethnic identity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

patronymically from חֲצִי הַמְּנֻחוֹת; a Chatsi-ham-Menachtite or descendant of Chatsi-ham-Menuchoth; 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
H2679 חֲצִי הַמְּנֻחוֹת half of
H3183 יַחְצְאֵל to El-divides

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2680-02 וַ/חֲצִ֥י vachatsi HC/Ncmsc and half half of 1
H2680-01 הַ/מָּנַחְתִּ֖י hamanacheti HTd/Ngmsa of the Manahathites half-Manahethite 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2680-02 1 Chronicles 2:54 וַ/חֲצִ֥י vachatsi HC/Ncmsc and half half of
H2680-01 1 Chronicles 2:54 הַ/מָּנַחְתִּ֖י hamanacheti HTd/Ngmsa of the Manahathites half-Manahethite
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