מחצית
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
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| ח־צ־ה (kh-ts-h) |
From the root kh-ts-; attested since Biblical Hebrew (Exodus 30:13).
Noun edit
מַחֲצִית • (makhatsít) f (plural indefinite מַחֲצִיוֹת, singular construct מַחֲצִית־, plural construct מַחֲצִיוֹת־)
- Half, one half: one of two equal parts.
- 2021 November 22, Ido Efrati, “224 אלף ילדים בני חמש עד 11 נדבקו בקורונה בישראל — מחציתם מאז יולי” (224 élef y'ladím b'néi khamésh ád 11 nidb'kú b'koróna b'yisra'él — makhatsitám me'áz yúli, “224 Thousand Children Aged Five to 11 Have Been Infected with Coronavirus in Israel — Half of Them Since July”), Haaretz.
- (sports) Half-time: a break between two halves of a game (such as a soccer match).
- Singular construct state form of מַחֲצִית (makhatsít).