מִשְׁפָּחָה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. family (a group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family)
2. family (a category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank) (biology, taxonomy)
Pronunciation
mishpakhá
Examples407
גַּם לתּוֹם מִשְׁפָּחָה בבּוֹסְטוֹן.
Tom also has family in Boston.
הוּא עָשָׂה בושות למִשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁלּוֹ.
He has brought shame upon his family.
אַתָּה ביישת אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁלָּנוּ.
You have brought shame upon our family.
הֵם סיירו בקְיוֹטוֹ עִם בני הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה.
They saw the sights of Kyoto with their family.
אַתָּה עשית בושות לבני הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁלָּנוּ.
You have brought shame upon our family.
מרי בָּאָה מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה טוֹבָה.
Mary comes from a good family.