Strongs Number: H4940
- Hebrew Word
- מִשְׁפָּחָה
- Transliteration
- mishpâchâh
- Phonetic
- mish-paw-khaw'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
a {family} that {is} circle of relatives; figuratively a class (of {persons}) a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
- BDB Definition
-
1. clan, family
a. clan
1. family
2. tribe
3. people, nation
b. guild
c. species, kind
d. aristocrats
- Origin
- From H8192 (compare H8198)
- Bible Usage
- {family} kind (-red).