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H2686
חָצַץ
châtsats
Pronunciation: khaw-tsats'
Definition
properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow
KJV Renderings
archer, [idiom] bands, cut off in the midst.
Word Analysis
EN: properly
Etymology: a primitive root (compare H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה); also as denominative from H2671 (חֵץ)