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# half

noun (half, halves); adjective; adverb

«half» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A half is one of two equal parts of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#m1)
2. Half as an adjective means one of two equal parts: «half an hour». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#m2)
3. Half can mean partly: «half asleep». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#m3)
4. Half past means 30 minutes after the hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#m4)

### In the 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

- Max gives Sam half of his stickers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x1)
- Ben has half as many cookies as Lily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x2)
- Mia ate half of the 8 grapes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x3)
- Cut the apple in half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x4)
- Half an hour is 30 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x5)
- School ends at half past three. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x6)
- The score was 2–1 at half-time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x7)
- The glass is half full. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x8)
- There was only half of him! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/#x9)

### 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 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://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://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://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «half» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/half/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«half» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/half.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «half» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/half/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«half» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/half.html) on Mova free.