Hebrew word study
מִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh — a family, i.e. circle of relatives
Pronounced “mish-paw-khaw'”
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
Translated in the King James as: family, kind(-red).
Appears 291 times in Scripture
Origin: from H8192 (שָׁפָה) (compare H8198 (שִׁפְחָה));
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 12×
Leviticus — 6×
Numbers — 153×
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Deuteronomy — 1×
Joshua — 43×
Joshua 6:23Joshua 7:14Joshua 7:17Joshua 13:15Joshua 13:23Joshua 13:24Joshua 13:28Joshua 13:29Joshua 13:31Joshua 15:1Joshua 15:12Joshua 15:20Joshua 16:5Joshua 16:8Joshua 17:2Joshua 18:11Joshua 18:20Joshua 18:21Joshua 18:28Joshua 19:1Joshua 19:8Joshua 19:10Joshua 19:16Joshua 19:17Joshua 19:23+ 18 more in Joshua
Judges — 8×
1 Samuel — 7×
2 Samuel — 2×
1 Chronicles — 19×
Nehemiah — 1×
Esther — 2×
Esther 9:28+ 1 more in Esther
Psalms — 3×
Jeremiah — 9×
Ezekiel — 1×
Micah — 1×
Nahum — 1×
Zechariah — 9×
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