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
| Lemma | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mishpâchâh |
| Strong's | H4940 |
| In-context | families |
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
| Root | שׁפח (š-p-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | pour out, spread out, extend, branch |
| Semantic Range | extended family, clan, kinship group, lineage division within a tribe, social class, kind or category (by extension) |
| Conceptual Significance | In 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 Notes | Common 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 Rationale | The 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 |