מִשְׁפָּחָה
mish.pa.chah
“family”
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
from H8192 (שָׁפָה) (compare H8198 (שִׁפְחָה));
- clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מִשְׁפָּחָה appears 212 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations,ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.
the Hezronite clan from Hezron,and the Carmite clan from Carmi.
And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.