מִ/מִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת

𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕

mimishepachat

of the family

from שָׁפָה (compare שִׁפְחָה); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people; family, kind(-red).

H4940

2 Samuel 16:5 · Word #10

Lexicon H4940

Lemmaמִשְׁפָּחָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄
Transliterationmishpâchâh
Strong'sH4940
In-contextof the family

Morphology HR/Ncfsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H4940-16

from the clan of

Morphological NotesPreposition מִן (assimilated with dagesh) + noun common feminine singular construct (מִשְׁפַּחַת), from מִשְׁפָּחָה. The construct state requires a following genitive.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the feminine singular construct noun מִשְׁפַּחַת ("clan of"). The rendering "from the clan of" preserves the construct relationship ("of") and reflects the singular feminine noun denoting a specific kinship group.

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Words from Root שׁפח (clan formation, branching out, kinship grouping, familial extension)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4940-01 bemishepechotam in their extended-clans
H4940-02 bemishepechoteyhem within their spread-out clans
H8198-01 beshifechatekha with your household-maid

Word Usage (304 occurrences of H4940)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 8:19 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵי/הֶ֔ם lemishepechoteyhem according to their families
Genesis 10:5 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם lemishepechotam according to their families
Genesis 10:18 מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת mishepechot families