מַחֲצִית (maḥăṣît) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning half. It appears
16 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4276).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 719e)
Range of meaning (TWOT 719e)half, middle; midday, noon; halving; mid
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מַחֲצִיתnoun, feminine: half, middle
1.half of a shekel
2.middle = midday, noon
Strong's H4276מַחֲצִית: a halving or the middle KJV:half (so much), mid(-day).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 719: חָצָהḥāṣâ — divide; be divided; cut, split, halve; reach to the midst, participle