Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H4940: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpâchâh) Definition

Strong's number
H4940
Lemma
מִשְׁפָּחָה
Transliteration
mishpâchâh
Pronunciation
mish-paw-khaw'
Strong's definition
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 family, kind(-red). from H8192 (שָׁפָה) (compare H8198 (שִׁפְחָה));

224 instances of the word מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpâchâh (H4940)


  • 1 Samuel 10:21 - to come near When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin by their families was taken by their families of Matri was taken and Saul the son of Kish and when they sought him he could not be found

  • 1 Samuel 18:18 - said And David unto Saul Who am I and what is my life family or my father's in Israel that I should be son in law to the king

  • 1 Samuel 20:6 - at all at all If thy father me then say asked asked David leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city sacrifice for there is a yearly there for all the family

  • 1 Samuel 20:29 - And he said Let me go hath a sacrifice I pray thee for our family in the city he hath commanded and my brother me to be there and now if I have found favour in thine eyes let me get away I pray thee and see and my brother Therefore he cometh table not unto the king's

  • 2 Samuel 14:7 - is risen And behold the whole family against thine handmaid and they said Deliver him that smote his brother that we may kill him for the life his brother whom he slew and we will destroy the heir also and so they shall quench my coal and shall not leave which is left to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth

  • 2 Samuel 16:5 - came And when king David to Bahurim a man behold thence came out of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei the son of Gera behold thence came out behold thence came out and cursed

  • Amos 3:1 - Hear this word hath spoken that the LORD against you O children of Israel against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt saying

  • Amos 3:2 - You only have I known of all the families of the earth therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities

  • Deuteronomy 29:18 - Lest there should be among you man or woman or family or tribe whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God and serve our God of these nations Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood

  • Esther 9:28 - And that these days should be remembered and kept every generation every generation every family every family every province every province and every city and every city And that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews nor the memorial of them perish from their seed

  • Exodus 6:14 - These be the heads houses of their fathers The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi these be the families of Reuben

  • Exodus 6:15 - And the sons of Simeon Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul And the sons of a Canaanitish woman these are the families of Simeon

  • Exodus 6:17 - The sons of Gershon Libni and Shimi according to their families

  • Exodus 6:19 - And the sons of Merari Mahali and Mushi these are the families of Levi according to their generations

  • Exodus 6:24 - And the sons of Korah Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph these are the families of the Korhites

  • Exodus 6:25 - And Eleazar son Aaron's took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife and she bare him Phinehas these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families

  • Exodus 12:21 - called Then Moses for all the elders of Israel and said unto them Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families and kill the passover

  • Ezekiel 20:32 - And that which cometh into your mind We will be We will be shall not be at all that ye say We will be as the heathen as the families of the countries to serve wood and stone

  • Genesis 8:19 - and whatsoever Every beast and whatsoever every creeping thing and whatsoever and every fowl and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth after their kinds went forth out of the ark

  • Genesis 10:5 - divided in By these were the isles in their nations their lands every one after his tongue after their families in their nations