מִֽ/מִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡/ם
𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌
mishpâchâh
from their family
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.
Judges 18:2 · Word #4
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 HR/Ncfsc/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 | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from their family |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4940-17
from their clan
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן + feminine singular construct noun מִשְׁפָּחָה + 3mp pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִשְׁפָּחָה denotes a joined kinship unit within a tribe; rendering it as "clan" preserves the sense of a connected extended family. The prefixed מִן ("from") and the 3rd person masculine plural suffix ("their") are reflected in "from their." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from their clan
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'from their clan' is contextually adequate since 'mishpachah' refers to a kinship unit within the tribe. |