Strong H2686H2686Aחָצַץ

to divide

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2686

Transliteration
châtsats
Pronunciation
khaw-tsats'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

1) to divide
1a) (Qal) to divide
1b) (Piel) to divide
1c) (Pual) to be cut off, be finished

General definition

A primitive root (compare H2673); properly to chop {into} pierce or sever; hence to {curtail} to distribute (into ranks); as denominative from H2671; to shoot an arrow: - {archer} X {bands} cut off in the midst.

In the Bible

Strong H2686A appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • band1
  • midst1

First verses

  1. Job 21:21
    For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
  2. Proverbs 30:27
    The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
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