לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖י/ו
𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅
mishpâchâh
by his 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.
Numbers 2:34 · Word #16
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/Sp3ms
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 | by his families |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4940-11
to his clans
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix, with prefixed לְ preposition. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִשְׁפָּחָה denotes a kinship group or clan, reflecting the root sense of joined or connected relatives. The plural construct form with 3ms suffix and prefixed לְ is preserved as "to his clans," maintaining number, possession, and prepositional prefix. |
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