Hebrew word study
מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940
- Transliteration
- mishpâchâh
- Pronunciation
- mish-paw-khaw'
- KJV glosses
- family, kind(-red).
Lexical summary
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
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information