וּ/מִשְׁפְּח֛וֹת
𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕
mishpâchâh
and families
A social or kinship group consisting of relatives connected by descent, typically comprising an extended family within a broader clan or tribal structure. The term primarily refers to a subdivision within a tribe, indicating a group of closely related families. In specific contexts, it can also denote a grouping by kind or category (not limited to people), though its primary sense is familial. The word can be used for both human and animal groupings, and occasionally for classes or categories of objects, but its principal application throughout the Hebrew Bible is to kinship units within the Israelite tribal system.
1 Chronicles 4:21 · Word #11
Lexicon H4940
| Lemma | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mishpâchâh |
| Strong's | H4940 |
| Definition | A social or kinship group consisting of relatives connected by descent, typically comprising an extended family within a broader clan or tribal structure. The term primarily refers to a subdivision within a tribe, indicating a group of closely related families. In specific contexts, it can also denote a grouping by kind or category (not limited to people), though its primary sense is familial. The word can be used for both human and animal groupings, and occasionally for classes or categories of objects, but its principal application throughout the Hebrew Bible is to kinship units within the Israelite tribal system. |
Morphology HC/Ncfpc
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and families |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4940-39
and kinship-groups of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine plural construct with prefixed conjunction ו ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes extended family units joined by descent within a tribal structure. The feminine plural construct form is preserved by rendering it as "kinship-groups of," and the prefixed conjunction ו is reflected as "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and clans of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "and kinship-groups of". |