לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם

𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌

lemishepechotam

according to their 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 3:39 · Word #11

Lexicon H4940

Lemmaמִשְׁפָּחָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄
Transliterationmishpâchâh
Strong'sH4940
In-contextaccording to their families

Morphology HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp 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 H4940-10

according to their clan-groups

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ ("to/for/according to") + noun מִשְׁפָּחָה (feminine singular) in plural construct form מִשְׁפְּחֹת + 3mp pronominal suffix ם ("their"). Feminine plural construct with masculine plural possessor.
Rendering Rationaleמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם is a feminine plural construct noun with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, meaning "their clans," preceded by לְ indicating relation or distribution ("according to, by"). Rendering it "clan-groups" preserves the idea of a kinship unit that has spread or branched out from a common source, reflecting the root sense of extension or outspreading, while "their" accurately represents the 3mp suffix.

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Words from Root שׁפח (to 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
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