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).
Amos 3:2 · Word #5
Lexicon H4940
| Lemma | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mishpâchâh |
| Strong's | H4940 |
| In-context | families |
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 Notes | Common 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 Rationale | The 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 |