מִ/מִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת
𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕
mishpâchâh
from the family
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.
Judges 13:2 · 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/Ncfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from the family |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4940-16
from a clan of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to feminine singular construct noun מִשְׁפַּחַת (common noun, fs construct) from מִשְׁפָּחָה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִשְׁפַּחַת is feminine singular construct, denoting a joined kinship unit (clan). The prefixed מִן adds "from," and the construct state requires "of," yielding "from a clan of" as a root-faithful rendering. |
View full lexicon entry for H4940 →
SILEX v2