חָצוֹת
cha.tsot
middle
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word חָצוֹת (H2676) carries the meaning of "middle." This is its sole given definition. It appears three times in the Bible. The word's usage is centered around conveying a sense of something being central, situated in the middle, or occupying a pivotal place. Without additional context, we cannot determine the full scope of its application or the specific significance it holds in its respective biblical passages.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
Psalms 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
Exodus 11:4Moses said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘About midnight I will go out into the middle of Egypt,