לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם
𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌
mishpâchâh
according to their 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.
Joshua 13:28 · Word #5
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/Sp3mp
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 their families |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4940-10
to their joined clans
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + feminine plural construct noun מִשְׁפְּחוֹת + 3rd person masculine plural suffix ("their"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִשְׁפָּחָה denotes a kinship unit formed by those joined together by descent; the plural construct with 3mp suffix and prefixed לְ is rendered "to their joined clans," preserving plurality, possession, and the directional preposition. |
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