מִשְׁפָּחָה

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine303 occurrences21 books224 verses

Definition

from H8192 (compare H8198); 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
Traditional renderings: family, kind(-red).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מִשְׁפָּחָה:

δῆμοςdēmos“people”78%
φυλήphulē“tribe”8%
πατριάpatria“family line”5%
συγγένειαsungeneia“kindred”4%
πατήρpatēr“father”1%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

303 total

Zechariah 12:14מִשְׁפָּחֹ֖ת
…and all the remaining clans and their wives.
Zechariah 14:17מִשְׁפְּח֤וֹת · of the families
And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.
Zechariah 14:18מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת · the people
And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.