BDB3030
[חָצוֺת] noun feminine (Infinitive form.) division, middle — only construct חֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה Exod 11:4 ( J ) = midnight; חֲצוֺת לַיְלָה Job 34:20; Ps 119:62 in all = adverb. phrase of time (בְּ omitted)
Strong's Lexicon
H2676
H2676 — חָצוֹת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2676 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָצוֹת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H2673 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | chatsowth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-tsoth' |
| Meaning: | 1. the middle (of the night) |
| KJV Renderings: | mid(-night). |
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BDB3037
מַחֲצִית noun feminine half, middle — construct מַחֲצִית Exod 30:13 (twice in verse) + 8 t.; מַחֲצִת Num 31:30; Num 31:47 suffix מַחֲצִיתוֺ Exod 30:23, מַחֲצִיתָהּ Lev 6:13 (twice in verse), מַחֲצִיתָם Num 31:29 —
1.
half of a shekel Exod 30:13 (twice in verse); Exod 30:15 compare Exod 30:23; Exod 38:26 the flour for
offering Lev 6:13
(twice in verse), of spoils Num 31:29; Num 31:30; Num 31:42; Num 31:47 of tribe Josh 21:25 (all
P
), 1Chr
6:46;
1Chr 6:55 of chariots 1Kgs 16:9.
2.
middle
היּוֺם
׳
מ = midday, noon
Neh 8:3 (compare
midnight, חָצוֺת, חֲצִי
2).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חצות (g’hah-tzōhth’)
Exodus 11:4
- KJV: And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
- EHCC: About midnight will I go
Job 34:20
- KJV: In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.the mighty…: Heb. they shall take away the mighty
- EHCC: people shall be troubled 04 midnight,
Psalms 119:62
- KJV: At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
- EHCC: At midnight 1 will rise to give thanks