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).

H4940

Joshua 21:20 · Word #1

Lexicon H4940

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

Rootשׁפח (š-p-ḥ)
Core Meaningsto pour out, to spread out, to extend
Semantic Rangefamily, clan, extended kinship group, tribe subdivision, kind or class (of people, animals, or things)
Conceptual SignificanceThe 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 NotesConjunction וּ (and) + preposition לְ (to) + noun מִשְׁפָּחָה in feminine plural construct form (נcfpc), indicating "families of."
Rendering RationaleThe 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