מחצה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־צ־ה (kh-ts-h)

Noun

מֶחֱצָה • (mekhetsá) f (singular construct מֶחֱצַת־)

(literary) half
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Bava Batra 1:1:
  בְּ גָוִיל זֶה נוֹתֵן שְׁלֹשָׁה טְפָחִים וְ זֶה נוֹתֵן שְׁלֹשָׁה טְפָחִים בְּ גָזִית זֶה נוֹתֵן טִפְחַיִם וּמֶחֱצָה וְ זֶה נוֹתֵן טִפְחַיִם וּמֶחֱצָה
  With rough stone, one gives three handbreadths and one gives three handbreadths; with smooth stone, one gives two handbreadths and a half and one gives two handbreadths and a half.

Synonyms

(half): חֵצִי (khétsi), מַחֲצִית (makhatsít)

Etymology 2

Noun

מְחִצָּה • (m'khitsá) f

defective spelling of מחיצה

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