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Strong's H2673 חָצָה (chatsah)

Chatsah means “divide” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2673 — katargeo (“abolish”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2673
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 14
Books 10

Strong's H2673 Quick Answer

Strong's H2673 חָצָה (chatsah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chatsah (khaw-tsaw') v. 1. to cut or split in two 2. to halve It has 14 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include two, divided, divide, half, and out. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chatsah (khaw-tsaw') v. 1. to cut or split in two 2. to halve
Usage
14 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
two, divided, divide, half, and out

Meaning and Definition

chatsah (khaw-tsaw') v. 1. to cut or split in two 2. to halve [a primitive root] KJV: divide, X live out half, reach to the midst, participle Compare: H2086

Original Word
חָצָה
Transliteration
chatsah
Derivation
Root: חצה
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2673. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to divide

Usage: 1) to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one's life) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to divide 1a2) to half, cut in two 1b) (Niphal) to be divided

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How Strong's H2673 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chatsah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H2673 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2673 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2673 in the Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 32:7 KJV

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

Genesis 33:1 KJV

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

Exodus 21:35 KJV

And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

Usage Excerpts

First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2673.

Genesis 32:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Genesis 33:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
Exodus 21:35 Old Testament, KJV
And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
Numbers 31:27 Old Testament, KJV
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
Numbers 31:42 Old Testament, KJV
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
Judges 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Judges 9:43 Old Testament, KJV
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
2 Kings 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
2 Kings 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
Job 41:6 Old Testament, KJV
Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
Psalms 55:23 Old Testament, KJV
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Isaiah 30:28 Old Testament, KJV
And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
Ezekiel 37:22 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.
Daniel 11:4 Old Testament, KJV
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2673, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2673 FAQ

What does chatsah (חָצָה) mean?

Chatsah (Strong's H2673) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "divide". chatsah (khaw-tsaw') v. 1. to cut or split in two 2. to halve

How many times is chatsah (חָצָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H2673 across 10 books.

Where can I study chatsah (חָצָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2673 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chatsah (חָצָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as two, divided, divide, half, out, and live. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.