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H4940 מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpâchâh) mish-paw-khaw'
Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

family

Strong's 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

Derivation: from H8192 (שָׁפָה) (compare H8198 (שִׁפְחָה));

KJV Usage: family, kind(-red).

TWOT Reference: 2442b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) clan, family
1a) clan
1a1) family
1a2) tribe
1a3) people, nation
1b) guild
1c) species, kind
1d) aristocrats

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpâchâh BDB Definition: 1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8192 [compare H8198] Same Word by TWOT Number: 2442b Total KJV Occurrences: 300

Bible Occurrences (224)

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