משפחה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
שׁ־פ־ח (sh-p-kh)

Perhaps related to שִׁפְחָה (shifkhá, female slave).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakháf (plural indefinite מִשְׁפָּחוֹת, singular construct מִשְׁפַּחַת־) [pattern: מִקְטָלָה]

  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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Yiddish

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Noun

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משפחה (mishpokhef

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