חֲצוֹת ־הַלַּיְלָה
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. midnight, 12:00 a.m.
2. the exact time between sunset and sunrise, the time in which the sun is in its lowest point below the horizon (chiefly Jewish religious law)
Pronunciation
khatsót-haláyla
Examples27
חִכִּיתִי לבַּעֲלֵי עַד אַחֲרֵי חצות.
I waited for my husband till after midnight.
הָאֵשׁ פָּרְצָה לִקְרַאת חצות.
The fire broke out toward midnight.
לדְּבָרָיו, האירוע נִגְמַר בחצות.
He said that [literally To his words] the event ended at midnight.
מוקצב לך עַד חצות.
You have until midnight.
בחצות הִגַּעְנוּ לכְּפָר במְכוֹנִית.
At midnight, we reached the village by car.
עַכְשָׁו חצות הלילה.
It's midnight.