לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם
𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌
mishpâchâh
according to your families
A social or kinship group consisting of relatives connected by descent, typically comprising an extended family within a broader clan or tribal structure. The term primarily refers to a subdivision within a tribe, indicating a group of closely related families. In specific contexts, it can also denote a grouping by kind or category (not limited to people), though its primary sense is familial. The word can be used for both human and animal groupings, and occasionally for classes or categories of objects, but its principal application throughout the Hebrew Bible is to kinship units within the Israelite tribal system.
Exodus 12:21 · Word #12
Lexicon H4940
| Lemma | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mishpâchâh |
| Strong's | H4940 |
| Definition | A social or kinship group consisting of relatives connected by descent, typically comprising an extended family within a broader clan or tribal structure. The term primarily refers to a subdivision within a tribe, indicating a group of closely related families. In specific contexts, it can also denote a grouping by kind or category (not limited to people), though its primary sense is familial. The word can be used for both human and animal groupings, and occasionally for classes or categories of objects, but its principal application throughout the Hebrew Bible is to kinship units within the Israelite tribal system. |
Morphology HR/Ncfpc/Sp2mp
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | according to your families |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4940-13
to your kinship-groups
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + feminine plural construct noun מִשְׁפְּחוֹת + 2nd person masculine plural pronominal suffix; "to your" (mp) kinship-groups. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes joined or gathered kin units within a tribe, so "kinship-groups" preserves the root sense of connected descent. The prefixed לְ is rendered "to," and the plural construct with 2mp suffix is reflected in "your" (masculine plural). |
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