Strong's Concordance H4940

Original Word: מִשְׁפָּחָה
Transliteration: mishpâchâh
Phonetic Spelling: mish-paw-khaw'
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; family, kind(-red).

Usages throughout the bible

Joshua 19:48 - This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, H4940 these cities with their villages.

Joshua 21:4 - And the lot came out for the families H4940 of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

Joshua 21:5 - And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families H4940 of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

Joshua 21:6 - And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families H4940 of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Joshua 21:7 - The children of Merari by their families H4940 had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Joshua 21:10 - Which the children of Aaron, being of the families H4940 of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

Joshua 21:20 - And the families H4940 of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Joshua 21:26 - All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families H4940 of the children of Kohath that remained.

Joshua 21:27 - And unto the children of Gershon, of the families H4940 of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

Joshua 21:33 - All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families H4940 were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

Joshua 21:34 - And unto the families H4940 of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

Joshua 21:40 - So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, H4940 which were remaining of the families H4940 of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

Judges 1:25 - And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. H4940

Judges 9:1 - And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family H4940 of the house of his mother's father, saying,

Judges 13:2 - And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family H4940 of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

Judges 17:7 - And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family H4940 of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

Judges 18:2 - And the children of Dan sent of their family H4940 five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

Judges 18:11 - And there went from thence of the family H4940 of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

Judges 18:19 - And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family H4940 in Israel?

Judges 21:24 - And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, H4940 and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.

Ruth 2:1 - And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family H4940 of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.

Ruth 2:3 - And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred H4940 of Elimelech.

1 Samuel 9:21 - And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family H4940 the least of all the families H4940 of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

1 Samuel 10:21 - When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, H4940 the family H4940 of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

1 Samuel 18:18 - And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family H4940 in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

1 Samuel 20:6 - If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. H4940

1 Samuel 20:29 - And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family H4940 hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.

2 Samuel 14:7 - And, behold, the whole family H4940 is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

2 Samuel 16:5 - And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family H4940 of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

1 Chronicles 2:53 - And the families H4940 of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

1 Chronicles 2:55 - And the families H4940 of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

1 Chronicles 4:2 - And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families H4940 of the Zorathites.

1 Chronicles 4:8 - And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families H4940 of Aharhel the son of Harum.

1 Chronicles 4:21 - The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families H4940 of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

1 Chronicles 4:27 - And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family H4940 multiply, like to the children of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:38 - These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: H4940 and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

1 Chronicles 5:7 - And his brethren by their families, H4940 when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

1 Chronicles 6:19 - The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families H4940 of the Levites according to their fathers.

1 Chronicles 6:54 - Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families H4940 of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

1 Chronicles 6:60 - And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families H4940 were thirteen cities.

1 Chronicles 6:61 - And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family H4940 of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

1 Chronicles 6:62 - And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families H4940 out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

1 Chronicles 6:63 - Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, H4940 out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

1 Chronicles 6:66 - And the residue of the families H4940 of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

1 Chronicles 6:70 - And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family H4940 of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.

1 Chronicles 6:71 - Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family H4940 of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 7:5 - And their brethren among all the families H4940 of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

1 Chronicles 16:28 - Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds H4940 of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

Nehemiah 4:13 - Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families H4940 with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Esther 9:28 - And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, H4940 every province, 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.