Hebrew - English Dictionary
H4940 - Families
| Strong's No.: | H4940 | 
| Hebrew: | מִשְׁפָּחָה | 
| Transliteration: | mishpâchâh | 
| Phonetic: | mish-paw-khaw' | 
| Word Origin: | From H8192 (compare H8198) | 
| Bible Usage: | {family} kind (-red). | 
| 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 | 
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. clan, family a. clan 1. family 2. tribe 3. people, nation b. guild c. species, kind d. aristocrats | 
| Bible References: Families | |
| Translation Occurrences: | 
                                            families ( 160 )
                                         
                                            family ( 108 )
                                         
                                            kindred ( 3 )
                                         
                                            kindreds ( 3 )
                                         
                                            kinds ( 2 )
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                    Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
            by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
