Exodus 30:13:5Exod.30.13.W5TAB
מַחֲצִ֥ית
makhatsit
“half of the”
- Transliteration
- ma-kha-TSIT
- Extended
- mah-khah-TSEET
- IPA
- /ma.ħă.ˈtsiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- half of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-kha-TSIT
- phraseyour reading level
ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel
- clause
ZEH yit-te-NU kol-ha-o-VER al-ha-pe-ku-DEEM ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel be-SHE-kel ha-KO-desh
- sentence
ZEH yit-te-NU kol-ha-o-VER al-ha-pe-ku-DEEM ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel be-SHE-kel ha-KO-desh es-RIM GE-ra ha-SHE-kel ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel te-ru-MAH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase machatsit ha-shekel {מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל | maḥă·ṣîṯ haš·šē·qel} is repeated for emphasis on equal payment.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Tsade–Heh
“to divide in two”
In context — Exodus 30:13
This is the required contribution for each person registered: half a shekel by the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs, delivered as a consecrated offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 30:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 30:13, so the Hebrew word מַחֲצִ֥ית (makhatsit) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.30.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.30.13.W5.S1) and character.