מַחֲצִית
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. Half, one half: one of two equal parts.
2. Half-time: a break between two halves of a game (such as a soccer match). (sports)
Pronunciation
makhatsít
Examples29
במֶקְסִיקוֹ יֵשׁ מַחֲצִית מִמִּסְפָּר הָאֲנָשִׁים ביַפָּן.
Mexico has half as many people as Japan.
תּוֹם נִרְאָה כמַחֲצִית גִּילוֹ.
Tom looks half his age.
כִּמְעַט הִגַּעְנוּ למַחֲצִית הַדֶּרֶךְ.
We're almost halfway done.
גׇּדְלוֹ שֶׁל מרס בְּעֵרֶךְ כמחציתו שֶׁל כדור הארץ.
Mars is half the size of Earth.
בְּעֵרֶךְ מַחֲצִית מֵהַקָּהָל היו נָשִׁים.
Around half of the audience were female.
הַנָּהָר אָרֹךְ כמחציתו שֶׁל התיימס.
The river is about half as long again as the Thames.