משפחה

See also: משפּחה‎

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
שׁ־פ־ח‎

Perhaps related to שִׁפְחָה‎ (shifkhá, “female slave”).

Pronunciation

Noun

מִשְׁפָּחָה • (mishpakhá) f (plural indefinite מִשְׁפָּחוֹת‎, singular construct מִשְׁפַּחַת־‎)

  1. A family, such as a nuclear family or an extended family.
  2. (taxonomy) A family: a taxon at a certain rank, below order and above genus.

Declension
Declension of מִשְׁפָּחָה
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite מִשְׁפָּחָה first מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי‎מִשְׁפַּחְתֵּנוּ‎
definite הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה‎ second מִשְׁפַּחְתְּךָ‎מִשְׁפַּחְתֵּךְ‎מִשְׁפַּחְתְּכֶם‎מִשְׁפַּחְתְּכֶן‎
construct מִשְׁפַּחַת־‎ third מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ‎מִשְׁפַּחְתָּהּ‎מִשְׁפַּחְתָּם‎מִשְׁפַּחְתָּן‎
pluralindefinite מִשְׁפָּחוֹת‎ first משפחותיי \ מִשְׁפְּחוֹתַי‎מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵינוּ‎
definite הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת‎ second מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶיךָ‎משפחותייך \ מִשְׁפְּחוֹתַיִךְ‎מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיכֶם‎מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיכֶן‎
construct מִשְׁפְּחוֹת־‎ third מִשְׁפְּחוֹתָיו‎מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶיהָ‎מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם‎מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶן‎

Derived terms

Yiddish

Noun

משפחה • (mishpokhe) f

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of משפּחה‎ (mishpokhe).
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