וּ/לְ/מִשְׁפְּח֤וֹת
𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕
ulemishepechot
And to the 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).
Joshua 21:20 · Word #1
Lexicon H4940
| Lemma | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mishpâchâh |
| Strong's | H4940 |
| In-context | And to the families |
Morphology HC/R/Ncfpc
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 H4940-32
and to the clan-families of
| Root | שׁפח (š-p-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | to pour out, to spread out, to extend |
| Semantic Range | family, clan, extended kinship group, tribe subdivision, kind or class (of people, animals, or things) |
| Conceptual Significance | The term expresses Israel’s social structure as an interconnected network of clans descending from common ancestors, underscoring covenant identity, inheritance patterns, and communal responsibility within the broader tribal framework. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ (and) + preposition לְ (to) + noun מִשְׁפָּחָה in feminine plural construct form (נcfpc), indicating "families of." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִשְׁפָּחָה derives from a root associated with pouring out or spreading, reflecting the idea of a group that has spread out from a common source. "Clan-families" preserves this sense of an extended kinship unit. The feminine plural construct form is reflected in the plural "families" and the construct relationship by the added "of," while the prefixed conjunction and preposition are rendered as "and to." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁפח (to pour out, to spread out, to extend)
| 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 |