Lexical Definition

‎מַחֲצִית‎ machătsîyth (makh-ats-eeth') half H:N-F
from ‎חָצָה‎

half (so much), mid(-day).

1) half, middle
1a) half
1b) middle, midday, noon

See Greek: ἥμισυ

Usage: 12 forms in 16 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ half its Lev.6.20
מַחֲצִית֖וֹ half its Exod.30.23
מַחֲצִ֥ית half of Exod.30.13 • Exod.38.26
מַחֲצִ֣ית half of Exod.30.13 • 1Kgs.16.9
middle of Neh.8.3
מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת from half of Num.31.47
מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖ם from half their Num.31.29
מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית more than half of Exod.30.15
מִֽ֠מַּחֲצִית from half of 1Chr.6.61
וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ and half its Lev.6.20
וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת and from half of Num.31.30
וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ and from half of Josh.21.25 • 1Chr.6.70
וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית and from half of Num.31.42

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: חָצוֹת | חֵצִי

‎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 vExod 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).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Exodus 30:13 · 30:15 · 30:23 · 38:26
Leviticus 6:13*
Numbers 31:29 · 31:30 · 31:42 · 31:47
Joshua 21:25
1 Kings 16:9
1 Chronicles 6:46* · 6:55*
Nehemiah 8:3