מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת

𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕

mishepechot

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

Numbers 3:21 · Word #8

Lexicon H4940

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

Morphology HNcfpc 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 H4940-27

extended-clans-of

Rootשׁפח (š-p-ḥ)
Core Meaningspour out, spread out, extend, branch
Semantic Rangeextended family, clan, kinship group, lineage division within a tribe, social class, kind or category (by extension)
Conceptual SignificanceIn the Hebrew Bible, מִשְׁפָּחָה structures Israelite society between the household (בַּיִת) and the tribe (שֵׁבֶט), emphasizing covenant identity through lineage and inherited belonging. It reflects the organic, branching nature of covenant community, land inheritance, and genealogical continuity.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine noun in the plural construct form (HNcfpc) from מִשְׁפָּחָה. Feminine plural ending -וֹת with reduction in construct; denotes multiple family groups in relationship to another noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from a root associated with spreading or branching out, reflecting the idea of a group extended from a common source. "Extended-clans" preserves this root imagery of expansion from a family head, while the plural form reflects the feminine plural morphology. The construct state is represented by "-of," indicating relational linkage to what follows.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שׁפח (pour out, spread out, extend, branch)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4940-01 bemishepechotam in their extended-clans
H4940-02 bemishepechoteyhem within their spread-out clans
H4940-03 hamishepachah the spread-out clan
H4940-04 hamishepachot the clan-groups
H8198-01 hashefachot the household maidservants
H8198-02 hashifechah the household maidservant
H4940-05 kemishepechot as the spread-out clans of
H4940-06 lamishepachot to the clan-families
H4940-07 lemishepachat to the spreading-clan-of
H4940-08 lemishepachot to the clan-families
H4940-09 lemishepechot to the clan-families of
H4940-10 lemishepechotam according to their clan-groups
H4940-11 lemishepechotayv according to his clan-families
H4940-12 lemishepechoteyhem to their clan-families
H4940-13 lemishepechoteykhem to your clan-families
H8198-03 leshifechah as a household bondwoman
H8198-04 leshifechatekha to your household-servant woman
H4940-14 lmshfchtv according to his clan-branches
H4940-15 mimishepachah from a clan-circle
H4940-16 mimishepachat from the clan of
H4940-17 mimishepachetam from their clan-circle
H4940-18 mimishepacheti from my clan-circle
H4940-19 mimishepacheto from his clan-circle
H4940-20 mimishepechot from the clan-circles of
H4940-21 mishepachah clan-circle
H4940-22 mishepachat the branching clan of
H4940-23 mishepachetam their branching-clan
H4940-24 mishepacheti my extended clan
H4940-25 mishepacheto his branching clan
H4940-26 mishepachot branching clans
H4940-28 mishepechotam their branching clans
H4940-29 mishepechoteyha her clan-branches
H8198-05 shifechah household bondwoman
H8198-06 shifechat female household-servant of
H8198-07 shifechatah her household-maiden
H8198-08 shifechatekha your household-maidservant
H8198-09 shifechatekhe your household-bondwoman (to a woman)
H8198-10 shifechati my household bondwoman
H8198-11 shifechato his household bondwoman
H4940-30 ulemishepachah and to a clan-branch
H4940-31 ulemishepacheto and to his clan-family
H4940-32 ulemishepechot and to the clan-families of
H8198-12 uleshifechatekha and to your household-maidservant
H4940-33 umimishepachetam and from their clan-circle
H4940-34 umimishepechot and from the clan-circles of
H4940-35 umishepachah and a clan-circle
H4940-36 umishepachat and the clan-of
H4940-37 umishepacheti and my clan-circle
H4940-38 umishepachot and family-clans
H4940-39 umishepechot and clan-groups of
H8198-13 ushefachot and female household-slaves
H4940-40 uvemishepacheto and in his clan-circle
H4940-41 vehamishepachah and the clan-circle
H8198-14 velishefachot and to slave-women
H8198-15 veshifechah and a household maidservant

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