מִשְׁפָּחָה
mish.pa.chahNoun (Feminine)H4940
family
From: from H8192 (שָׁפָה) (compare H8198 (שִׁפְחָה));
Short Definition
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
Full Lexicon Entry
- clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology H:N-F
DescriptionH:N-F
Occurrences
212 timesAppears 212 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Numbers
94
Joshua
42
Genesis
12
1 Chronicles
10
Jeremiah
9
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 16:28
- Judges 17:7
- Joshua 19:39
- Numbers 26:6
- Numbers 27:11
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