Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'half' occurs 164 times in the standard works.

87 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'half' in the standard works and contain 53% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 22:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 13:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 25:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 37:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 30:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 34:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 14:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 8:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 25:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 37:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 6:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:33 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 16:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 6:61 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 11:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 6:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 129 5 134
NT 7 8 15
BM 26 6 32
1 Ne. 0 1 1
Mosiah 10 1 11
Alma 6 1 7
Hel. 3 0 3
3 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 0 2 2
Ether 7 0 7
DC 2 5 7
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 164 24 188

Mosiah 7:22
And all this he did, for the sole purpose of bringing this people into subjection or into bondage. And behold, we at this time do pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites, to the amount of one half of our corn, and our barley, and even all our grain of every kind, and one half of the increase of our flocks and our herds; and even one half of all we have or possess the king of the Lamanites doth exact of us, or our lives.

Mosiah 19:15
Therefore the Lamanites did spare their lives, and took them captives and carried them back to the land of Nephi, and granted unto them that they might possess the land, under the conditions that they would deliver up king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites, and deliver up their property, even one half of all they possessed, one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites from year to year.

Mosiah 19:22
And it came to pass that they were about to return to the land of Nephi, and they met the men of Gideon. And the men of Gideon told them of all that had happened to their wives and their children; and that the Lamanites had granted unto them that they might possess the land by paying a tribute to the Lamanites of one half of all they possessed.

Mosiah 19:26
And also Limhi, being the son of the king, having the kingdom conferred upon him by the people, made oath unto the king of the Lamanites that his people should pay tribute unto him, even one half of all they possessed.

Mosiah 20:11
And it came to pass that the people of Limhi began to drive the Lamanites before them; yet they were not half so numerous as the Lamanites. But they fought for their lives, and for their wives, and for their children; therefore they exerted themselves and like dragons did they fight.

Mosiah 25:3
And there were not so many of the people of Nephi and of the people of Zarahemla as there were of the Lamanites; yea, they were not half so numerous.

Mosiah 26:5
And now in the reign of Mosiah they were not half so numerous as the people of God; but because of the dissensions among the brethren they became more numerous.

Alma 11:15
A shiblon is half of a senum; therefore, a shiblon for half a measure of barley.

Alma 11:16
And a shiblum is a half of a shiblon.

Alma 11:17
And a leah is the half of a shiblum.

Alma 20:23
Now the king, fearing he should lose his life, said: If thou wilt spare me I will grant unto thee whatsoever thou wilt ask, even to half of the kingdom.

Alma 22:32
And now, it was only the distance of a day and a half's journey for a Nephite, on the line Bountiful and the land Desolation, from the east to the west sea; and thus the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla were nearly surrounded by water, there being a small neck of land between the land northward and the land southward.

Hel. 4:10
And it came to pass in the sixty and first year of the reign of the judges they succeeded in regaining even the half of all their possessions.

Hel. 4:16
For when Moronihah saw that they did repent he did venture to lead them forth from place to place, and from city to city, even until they had regained the one-half of their property and the one-half of all their lands.

Ether 8:2
And Jared rebelled against his father, and came and dwelt in the land of Heth. And it came to pass that he did flatter many people, because of his cunning words, until he had gained the half of the kingdom.

Ether 8:3
And when he had gained the half of the kingdom he gave battle unto his father, and he did carry away his father into captivity, and did make him serve in captivity;

Ether 8:4
And now, in the days of the reign of Omer he was in captivity the half of his days. And it came to pass that he begat sons and daughters, among whom were Esrom and Coriantumr;

Ether 10:32
And it came to pass that Com drew away the half of the kingdom. And he reigned over the half of the kingdom forty and two years; and he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for the space of many years, during which time Com gained power over Amgid, and obtained power over the remainder of the kingdom.

Ether 11:15
And it came to pass that there arose a rebellion among the people, because of that secret combination which was built up to get power and gain; and there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity, and gave battle unto Moron, in which he did overthrow the half of the kingdom; and he did maintain the half of the kingdom for many years.