מחצית

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־צ־ה (kh-ts-h)
6 terms

Attested since Biblical Hebrew (Exodus 30:13).

Noun

מַחֲצִית • (makhatsítf (plural indefinite מַחֲצִיוֹת, singular construct מַחֲצִית־, plural construct מַחֲצִיוֹת־) [pattern: מַקְטֶלֶת]

  1. Half, one half: one of two equal parts.
  2. (sports) Half-time: a break between two halves of a game (such as a soccer match).
  3. singular construct state form of מַחֲצִית (makhatsít).

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