וּ/מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת

𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕

umishepachat

and family

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 #4

Lexicon H4940

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

Morphology HC/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

SIBI-P1 H4940-36

and the clan-of

Rootשׁפח (š-p-ḥ)
Core Meaningsto spread out, to pour out, to extend, clan-formation
Semantic Rangefamily, clan, extended kin-group, tribal subdivision, social class, kind or species
Conceptual Significanceמִשְׁפָּחָה expresses Israel’s covenant identity through kinship structures. It reflects the social and theological reality that inheritance, land, and promise are transmitted through extended family units, emphasizing belonging, lineage, and shared origin within the people of YHWH.
Morphological NotesConjunction וּ + noun common feminine singular construct (Ncfsc). The construct form מִשְׁפַּחַת links the noun to a following genitive (“clan of…”).
Rendering Rationaleמִשְׁפַּחַת is a feminine singular noun in the construct state with prefixed conjunction וְ (“and”). The rendering “and the clan-of” preserves the singular feminine noun and reflects the construct relationship (“of”), while “clan” highlights the idea of an extended group branching or spreading out from a common source, consistent with the root sense.

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

Words from Root שׁפח (to spread out, to pour out, to extend, clan-formation)

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