מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת

𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕

mishepechot

families

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

Amos 3:2 · Word #5

Lexicon H4940

Lemmaמִשְׁפָּחָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄
Transliterationmishpâchâh
Strong'sH4940
In-contextfamilies

Morphology HNcfpc All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H4940-27

extended-clans-of

Morphological NotesCommon feminine noun in the plural construct form (HNcfpc) from מִשְׁפָּחָה. Feminine plural ending -וֹת with reduction in construct; denotes multiple family groups in relationship to another noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from a root associated with spreading or branching out, reflecting the idea of a group extended from a common source. "Extended-clans" preserves this root imagery of expansion from a family head, while the plural form reflects the feminine plural morphology. The construct state is represented by "-of," indicating relational linkage to what follows.

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Words from Root שׁפח (pour out, spread out, extend, branch)

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