Parashat Vayishlah: A Moment of Hebrew

רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew

(ח) וַיִּירָ֧א יַעֲקֹ֛ב מְאֹ֖ד וַיֵּ֣צֶר ל֑וֹ וַיַּ֜חַץ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֗וֹ וְאֶת־הַצֹּ֧אן וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֛ר וְהַגְּמַלִּ֖ים לִשְׁנֵ֥י מַחֲנֽוֹת׃
Jacob was very frightened; in his anxiety, he divided the people with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps.
לַחֲצוֹת (שֹׁרֶשׁ ח.צ.ה)
  • To halve or divide
  • To cross
חֵצִי = Half
חֲצוֹת = Midnight
מַעֲבַר חֲצָיָה = Crosswalk
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