מִשְׁפָּחָה
family
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Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
- Singular
- One.
Every verse where H4940 appears in the Book of Numbers — 94 distinct verses. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Numbers
- Numbers 1:2 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;
- Numbers 1:18 מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.
- Numbers 1:20 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp The children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:22 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, those who were numbered of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:24 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:26 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:28 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:30 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:32 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by thir families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:34 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:36 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Numbers 1:38 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;
- Numbers 1:40 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;
- Numbers 1:42 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;
- Numbers 2:34 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖י/ו prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3ms Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers' houses.
- Numbers 3:15 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp "Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shall you number."
- Numbers 3:18 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
- Numbers 3:19 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- Numbers 3:20 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fp cs The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
- Numbers 3:21 מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ וּ/מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת n c fs cs conj + n c fs cs n c fp cs Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
- Numbers 3:23 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת n c fp cs The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
- Numbers 3:27 מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת וּ/מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת וּ/מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ וּ/מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fs cs conj + n c fs cs conj + n c fs cs conj + n c fs cs n c fp cs Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
- Numbers 3:29 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fp cs The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.
- Numbers 3:30 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת prep + n c fp cs The prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
- Numbers 3:33 מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ וּ/מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fs cs conj + n c fs cs n c fp cs Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.
- Numbers 3:35 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת prep + n c fp cs The prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.
- Numbers 3:39 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Yahweh, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.
- Numbers 4:2 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
- Numbers 4:18 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת n c fp cs "Don't cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
- Numbers 4:22 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽ/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses, by their families;
- Numbers 4:24 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת n c fp cs This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
- Numbers 4:28 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֛ת n c fp cs This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 4:29 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp "As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;
- Numbers 4:33 מִשְׁפְּחֹת֙ n c fp cs This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."
- Numbers 4:34 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses,
- Numbers 4:36 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Those who were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty.
- Numbers 4:37 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת n c fp cs These are those who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
- Numbers 4:38 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers' houses,
- Numbers 4:40 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp even those who were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers' houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.
- Numbers 4:41 מִשְׁפְּחֹת֙ n c fp cs These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh.
- Numbers 4:42 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם n c fp cs prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
- Numbers 4:44 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp even those who were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred.
- Numbers 4:45 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת n c fp cs These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
- Numbers 4:46 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,
- Numbers 11:10 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔י/ו prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3ms Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Yahweh was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased.
- Numbers 26:5 מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: [of] Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
- Numbers 26:6 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
- Numbers 26:7 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת n c fp cs These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.
- Numbers 26:12 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;
- Numbers 26:13 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
- Numbers 26:14 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת n c fp cs These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
- Numbers 26:15 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
- Numbers 26:16 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;
- Numbers 26:17 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
- Numbers 26:18 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fp cs These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
- Numbers 26:20 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
- Numbers 26:21 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
- Numbers 26:22 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fp cs These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.
- Numbers 26:23 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔/ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Issachar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
- Numbers 26:24 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
- Numbers 26:25 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fp cs These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
- Numbers 26:26 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
- Numbers 26:27 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fp cs These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, sixty thousand five hundred.
- Numbers 26:28 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
- Numbers 26:29 מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
- Numbers 26:30 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs These are the sons of Gilead: [of] Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
- Numbers 26:31 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs and [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
- Numbers 26:32 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs and [of] Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and [of] Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
- Numbers 26:34 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת n c fp cs These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
- Numbers 26:35 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
- Numbers 26:36 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
- Numbers 26:37 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֤ת לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽ/ם n c fp cs prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
- Numbers 26:38 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
- Numbers 26:39 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
- Numbers 26:40 מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
- Numbers 26:41 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
- Numbers 26:42 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔/ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽ/ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fp cs prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
- Numbers 26:43 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fp cs All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
- Numbers 26:44 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.
- Numbers 26:45 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
- Numbers 26:47 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת n c fp cs These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
- Numbers 26:48 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔/ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
- Numbers 26:49 מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fs cs n c fs cs of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
- Numbers 26:50 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם n c fp cs prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.
- Numbers 26:57 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs These are those who were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
- Numbers 26:58 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת n c fp cs n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs n c fs cs These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.
- Numbers 27:1 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת prep + n c fp cs Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Numbers 27:4 מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔/וֹ n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.
- Numbers 27:11 מִ/מִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖/וֹ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms If his father have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute [and] ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Numbers 33:54 לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹֽתֵי/כֶ֗ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 2mp You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall you inherit.
- Numbers 36:1 לְ/מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת מִֽ/מִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת prep + n c fs cs prep + n c fp cs The heads of the fathers' [houses] of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spoke before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the children of Israel:
- Numbers 36:6 לְ/מִשְׁפַּ֛חַת prep + n c fs cs This is the thing which Yahweh does command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.
- Numbers 36:8 מִ/מִּשְׁפַּ֛חַת prep + n c fs cs Every daughter, who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
- Numbers 36:12 מִֽ/מִּשְׁפְּחֹ֛ת מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת prep + n c fp cs n c fs cs They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
The Hebrew noun משפחה centers on the idea of “family.” The King James Version usually renders it “family,” while modern versions prefer “clans” (Berean Standard Bible) and “clan of” (unfoldingWord Literal Text) — see the renderings breakdown. Spanning 224 verses in 21 books, it ranks among the common words of the Hebrew Bible. Numbers dominates its distribution — 94 of 224 verses. The lexicon spreads it across several senses; see its full sense range. Dig into 224-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H4940 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 224
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 224 distinct verses.
- 21 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 21 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #161
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 161 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 224 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Numbers 94 verses 42%
- Joshua 42 verses 19%
- 1 Chronicles 19 verses 8%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 224 distinct verses.
- Torah (Pentateuch) 120 verses · 54%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 76 verses · 34%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 28 verses · 13%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Family 95×, Families 53×, After their families 41×
- American Standard Version: Family 91×, Families 65×, According to their families 38×
- Berean Standard Bible: Clans 122×, Clan 98×, Families 15×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Clan of 88×, According to their clans 81×, Clans of 41×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H4940 across 301 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 34 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H4940 across 300 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 34 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H4940 across 285 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 22 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 15 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H4940 across 309 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 18 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
12 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 12 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. clan:
- a. family connexion of individ. Gn 24:38 (+ בֵּית־אָבִי), v 40 (+ id.), v 41 (all J; = מוֹלַדְתִּי v 4), 2 S 14:7, united in sacrifice 1 S 20:6, 29, in passover Ex 12:21 (JE; cf. BenzEncy. Bib. Passover, §§ 9, 12); cf. Lv 20:5 (H), 25:10, 41 (P), v 49 (P; defined as כִשְּׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹ), non-Heb. v 47 (H), v 45 (P), Ju 1:25; מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶיהָ Jos 6:23 (E or R) is unintelligible, probably del. (cf. Steuern Holz; בֵּית אָבִיהָ in v 25 [J]), cf. Nu 27:4, 11 (P); מ׳ בֵּית אֲבִי אִמּוֹ Ju 9:1 clan of his mother’s father-house; incl. individuals, and included by שֵׁבֶט 1 S 9:21(×2) 10:21; with specif. name, in series גֶבֶר, בַּיִת, מ׳, שֵׁבֶט Jos 7:14(×2), 17b, c (all J; v 17a read pl. Di Benn, or שֵׁבֶט GFM Ju 13:2; Steuern allows either); cf. Dt 29:17; Ju 21:24, מ׳ אָבִי בְּיִשׂ׳ 1 S 18:18 (+ חַיַּי, v. ii. [חַי]); אִישׁ … מִמּ׳ בֵּית־שָׁאוּל 2 S 16:5; with name also Ru 2:1, 3 and (non-Isr.) Jb 32:2. e.g. Genesis 24:38
- b. in loose, popular sense = tribe, Ju 13:2; 17:7; 18:19, cf. v 2 (‖ שֵׁבֶט v 1), v 11 (yet in these two read poss. pl., v. GFM). e.g. Judges 13:2
- c. techn. divisions of people of Isr. Nu 11:10 (J) Je 2:4; 31:1, cf. 3:14; Nu 1:2, 18; 2:34; 33:54 (all P), so (post-ex.) Ne 4:7: Est 9:28 (מְדִינָה, מ׳, דּוֹד). e.g. Numbers 11:10
- d. usually (P) techn. divisions of tribes of Israel, Ex 6:14, 15, 19, 25; Nu 3:15 + 112 times Nu (93 times Nu 26, incl. v 43 where הַשּׁוּחָמִי appar. = Dan), 34 times Jos 13–21; also 1 Ch 6:4, 45; 7:5; Zc 12:13; divisions of Gershom, etc. (in Levi) Nu 3:18, 19, 20 + 41 times Ex Nu Jos Ch; subdivisions of these divisions (in Levi) Nu 3:21(×2) + 6 times Nu 3 + 4:18; cf. (in other tribes) 1 Ch 2:53; 4:2, 8, 21, 27, 38; 5:7; also Zc 12:12b, c. 13 b, 14 a, and (distrib.) v 12a 14b, pleonast. מ׳ מַטֵּה אֲבִיהֶם Nu 36:6 cf. v 8, and (מַטֵּה מ׳ א׳) v 12. e.g. Exodus 6:14
- e. late, div. of other peoples 1 Ch 16:28 = ψ 96:7, ψ 22:28; in Edom Gn 36:40 (P). e.g. 1 Chronicles 16:28
- f. in wider sense = people, nation; כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה Am 3:2; Gn 12:3; 28:14 (both J), cf. Je 10:25; Ez 20:32; Na 3:4 (all ‖ גּוֹיִם), Zc 14:17; Je 1:15; 25:9; as one’s posterity Gn 10:30, 31, 32 (all P), so prob. v 5 (P; Di Dr); = all Isr. Am 3:1, Judah Mi 2:3; Je 8:3 (הַמּ׳ הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת), Isr. + Judah, שְׁתֵּי הַמּ׳ 33:24; מִשְׁפַּחַת מִצְרַיִם Zc 14:18; cf. ψ 107:41. e.g. Amos 3:2
- 2. = guild 1 Ch 2:55 (of scribes; orig. hereditary in families). e.g. 1 Chronicles 2:55
- 3. = species, kind:
- a. of judgments Je 15:3. e.g. Jeremiah 15:3
- b. animals Gn 8:19 (P). e.g. Genesis 8:19
- 4. pl. = aristocrats Jb 31:34 (cf. Eng. ‘the classes’). e.g. Job 31:34
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.f.clan (RSSem i. 258, 2nd ed. 276; K149, 2nd ed. 175 BaNB § 161 a);—abs. מ׳ Am 3:1 +; cstr. מִשְׁפַּ֫חַת Ju 9:1 +; sf. מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי Gn 24:38 +, etc.; pl. מִשְׁפָּחוֹת Na 3:4 +; cstr. מִשְׁפְּחוֹת Am 3:2 +; sf. מִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיהֶם Gn 8:19 + 2 times, usually -תָם Nu 1:18 + 84 times, etc.;—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from שפה (shâphâh) (H8192) — to sweep.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
מִשְׁפָּחָה
- family, kinship. Tanḥ. ed. Bub., Noah 24 (play on שפה, Gen. XI, 1) מ׳ אחת one kinship (all equally bad, cmp. preced. w.). B. Bath. 109ᵇ מִשְׁפַּחַת אב קרויה מ׳ the father’s kinship is called one’s family (not the mother’s). Eduy. VIII, 7; Kidd. 71ᵃ משפחת בית וכ׳ (not משפחות) a family named Beth &c.; a. fr.—Pl. מִשְׁפָּחוֹת. Tosef. Naz. I, 3, a. e., v. גָּלָה; a. fr. e.g. Genesis 11:1
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 105 distinct written forms H4940 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 45 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H4940, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 8 — not the complete family. 3 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 219 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 224 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 8:19
- Exodus 6:14
- Leviticus 20:5
- Numbers 1:2
- Deuteronomy 29:18
- Joshua 6:23
- Judges 1:25
- Ruth 2:1
- 1 Samuel 9:21
- 2 Samuel 14:7
- 1 Chronicles 2:53
- Esther 9:28
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
