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# half

«half» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **one of two equal parts of something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (half, halves); adjective; adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) A half is one of two equal parts of something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#m1)

2) Half as an adjective means one of two equal parts: «half an hour». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#m2)

3) Half can mean partly: «half asleep». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#m3)

4) Half past means 30 minutes after the hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Divided shares are often "half", as in the spoil of Midian divided between warriors and the congregation. It also names the half-tribe of Manasseh, who settled east of the Jordan, and a half share of a group, such as half the princes of Judah. In the primary lessons: one of two equal parts of a count; half an hour is 30 minutes; «half past 3» is 3:30; phrases: «half of», «half as many as», «in half», «half past», «half an hour», «half-time»

### examples

- And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred — (Torah NUM.31.42, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x1)
- now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, (Torah NUM.31.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x2)
- Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. (Torah EXO.36.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x3)
- and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah; (Writings NEH.12.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x4)
- Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, (Prophets JOS.22.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x5)
- And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, and half of the Menuhoth. (Writings 1CH.2.52, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x6)
- Max gives Sam half of his stickers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x7)
- Ben has half as many cookies as Lily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x8)
- Mia ate half of the 8 grapes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x9)
- Cut the apple in half. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x10)
- Half an hour is 30 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x11)
- School ends at half past three. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x12)
- The score was 2–1 at half-time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x13)
- The glass is half full. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x14)
- There was only half of him! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x15)

### note

Plural: halves. «half of N» and «half as many as N» are N ÷ 2. Trap: «gives half» leaves the other half, also N ÷ 2, with the giver. Two halves make a whole. Halves must be equal, so a big piece and a small piece are not halves.

### In the corpora

- [And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.688/)
- [Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.756/)
- [Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1103/)
- [take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, as a portion set apart for the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1123/)
- [And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1136/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «half» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.