H2673 H2673
To divide, halve, or split; in Qal, actively apportioning; in Nifal, being divided; idiomatically, to cut short one's days.
A verb of splitting and halving that runs from livestock economics to prophetic destiny. After wrestling at Peniel, Jacob divides his camp into two companies (Gen 32:7; 33:1). The law prescribes dividing the price of a dead ox (Exod 21:35). Moses apportions war spoil (Num 31:27, 42). Elijah and Elisha each strike the Jordan, and its waters 'are divided' (2 Kgs 2:8, 14). The Nifal passive appears in prophecy too: Ezekiel promises the kingdom 'shall not be divided into two' again (Ezek 37:22). Most poignantly, the psalmist warns that men of blood and deceit 'shall not live out half their days' (Ps 55:23), an idiomatic extension where dividing applies to the span of life itself.
1. divide, apportion (active) — To divide or apportion actively (Qal). Jacob divides his people and flocks into two camps (Gen 32:7; 33:1). The ox-goring law requires dividing both the dead animal and its price (Exod 21:35). Moses halves the war spoil between combatants and the congregation (Num 31:27). Spanish 'dividio / dividiras' and German 'teilen' confirm straightforward apportioning. The Qal active places the agent in control of the division. 10×
AR["فَـ-قَسَّمَ","فَـ-قَسَّمَهُمْ","قَسَمَ","وَ-قَسَمَ","وَ-يَقسِمونَ","وَاقْسِمْ","يَقسِمونَ","يَقْسِمُونَهُ","يَنْقَسِمُ"]·ben["আর-ভাগ-করল","এবং-ভাগ-করবে","এবং-ভাগ-করলেন-তাদের","এবং-ভাগ-করুক","এবং-সে-ভাগ-করল","তারা-তাকে-ভাগ-করবে","ভাগ-করবে","ভাগ-করলেন","ভাগ-করুক।"]·DE["[יחצה]","[יחצוהו]","sie-soll-teilen","teilte","und-er-teilte","und-sie-soll-teilen","und-teilen","und-teilte","und-teilte-ihnen"]·EN["and-divide","and-divided-them","and-he-divided","and-they-shall-divide","divided","reaches","they-shall-divide","will-they-divide-him"]·FR["[יחצה]","divisa","et-divisa-eux","et-diviser","et-il-divisa","et-ils---diviser","ils---diviser","יחצוהו-lui"]·heb["ו-חצה","ו-חצו","ו-חצית","ו-חצם","ו-יחץ","חצה","יחצה","יחצוהו","יחצון"]·HI["और-बाँटा","और-बाँटा-उनको","और-बांट","और-बांटेंगे","क्या-वे-बाँटेंगे-उसे","पहुंचेगी","बांटा","बांटेंगे"]·ID["Dan-membagi-lah-ia","dan-bagikan","dan-ia-membagi","dan-membaginya","dan-mereka bagi","membagi","membaginya","mencapai","mereka bagi"]·IT["[יחצה]","divise","e-dividere","e-divise-loro","e-egli-divise","e-essi-shall-dividere","essi-shall-dividere","will-they-divide-him-suo"]·jav["Lan-mbagi","Lan-paroa","dipunbagi.","dipunpara","lan-mbagi","lan-piyambakipun-mbagi","ngliput","punapa-badhé-dipunbéla-béla","sarta-mbagi"]·KO["그리고-나누라","그리고-나누리라","그리고-나누었다","그리고-나누었다-그들을","나누겠느냐-그것을","나누리라","나누었다","나눌-것이다"]·PT["E-dividirás","E-dividiu","O-dividirão","dividirá","dividirão","dividiu","e-dividirão","e-dividiu","e-dividiu-os"]·RU["И-разделил","достигнет","и-разделил","и-разделил-их","и-разделишь","и-разделят","разделил","разделят","разделят-его"]·ES["Y-dividirás","Y-dividió","dividirá","dividirán","dividió","lo-repartirán","y-dividirán","y-dividió","y-lo-dividió"]·SW["akagawanya","aligawa","itagawanya","na-akagawanya","na-akawagawanya","na-ugawe","na-watagawana","watagawana","watamgawana"]·TR["boluunecek","böldü","bölecekler","bölerler-mi-onu","ve-böldü","ve-böldü-onları","ve-bölecekler","ve-böleceksin"]·urd["آدھا-بانٹیں-گے","اور-آدھا-بانٹیں-گے","اور-تقسیم-کرو","اور-تقسیم-کیا","اور-تقسیم-کیا-اُنہیں","بانٹے-گا","تقسیم-کیا","کیا-وہ-اُسے-تقسیم-کریں-گے"]
Gen 32:7, Gen 33:1, Exod 21:35, Exod 21:35, Num 31:27, Num 31:42, Judg 7:16, Judg 9:43, Job 41:6, Isa 30:28
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Senses
2. be divided (passive) — To be divided or split apart (Nifal passive). Elijah strikes the Jordan and its waters 'are divided' (2 Kgs 2:8), a miracle Elisha repeats (2 Kgs 2:14). Ezekiel prophesies that Israel shall no longer 'be divided into two kingdoms' (Ezek 37:22). Daniel foresees Alexander's empire 'divided to the four winds' (Dan 11:4). Spanish 'se dividieron / sera dividido' and French 'diviser' consistently mark the passive voice. Here the emphasis is on the result of division rather than the agent. 4×
AR["فَانْفَلَقَ","وَ-تُقَسَّمُ","يَنْقَسِمُونَ"]·ben["এবং-বিভক্ত-হল","ও-বিভক্ত-হবে","বিভক্ত-হবে"]·DE["[ותחץ]","[יחצו]","und-sie-divided"]·EN["and-be-divided","and-they-divided","will-be-divided"]·FR["diviser","et-diviser","et-ils-divisa"]·heb["ו-נחצו","ו-תיחץ","ייחצו"]·HI["और-बँटेगा","और-विभाजित-हुए","फिर"]·ID["dan-akan-terbagi","dan-terbelahlah","mereka-akan-terbagi"]·IT["[ותחץ]","[יחצו]","e-essi-divise"]·jav["lan-dipun-pèrang","lan-képérang","piyambakipun-kapérang"]·KO["그리고-나누어졌다","그리고-나누어지리라","나누어지지않을것이다"]·PT["e-dividiram-se","e-será-dividido","serão-divididos"]·RU["и-будет-разделено","и-разделились","разделятся"]·ES["se-dividirán","y-se-dividieron","y-será-dividido"]·SW["na-utagawanyika","na-yakagawanyika","watagawanywa"]·TR["bölünecekler","ve-bolunduler","ve-bölünecek"]·urd["اور-تقسیم-ہو-گی","اور-جدا-ہوا","بٹیں-گے"]
3. halve one's days — To halve one's days, to die prematurely (idiomatic Qal). In Psalm 55:23, the wicked 'shall not live out half their days.' Spanish 'viviran la mitad' (will live the half) captures the idiom precisely. This specialized use extends the physical act of halving to the lifespan, creating a memorable image: God's judgment cuts the thread of life at its midpoint. 1×
AR["يُنَصِّفونَ"]·ben["অর্ধেক-করবে"]·DE["wird-leben-heraus-half"]·EN["will-live-out-half"]·FR["diviser"]·heb["יחצו"]·IT["[יחצו]"]·jav["badhé-maringi"]·KO["도달하지-못하리이다"]·PT["viverão-metade-de"]·RU["доживут"]·ES["vivirán-la-mitad"]·SW["hawataishi"]·TR["yarıya-ulaşacak"]·urd["آدھے-کَریں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חָצָה vb. divide (NH id.; Arabic حَظِىَ / حُظِىَ is be fortunate, happy with one’s husband or wife, etc., i.e. have a share in happiness; حَظْوَةٌ a small arrow; Di134 puts here Ethiopic ሐጸ: arrow, cf. חֵצִי)Qal Pf. חָצָה Nu 31:42; וְחָצִיתָ consec. Nu 31:27; וְחָצוּ consec. Ex 21:35; Impf. יֶחֱצֶה Is 30:28; וַיַּ֫חַץ Gn 32:8 + 2 times; וַיֶּחֱצֵם Ju 9:43; יֶחֱצוּ ψ 55:24; יֶחֱצוּן Ex 21:35;…