ḥāṣā חָצָה ‘to divide’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root, compare ḥāṣaṣ חָצַץ ‘to divide / to shoot’

ḥāṣā v
1) to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one's life)
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to divide
  1a2) to half, cut in two
 1b) (Niphal) to be divided