Original Language Studio
Isaiah 44:16
“He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H2677 · Hebrew
- Definition
- the half or middle
- Derivation
- from H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה;
- KJV renderings
- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
- Grammar
- חֶצְי — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- וֹ֙ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 123 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 12:29Exodus 24:6Exodus 24:6Exodus 25:10Exodus 25:10
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חֵצִי here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.