What does אֲדָמָה · מִשְׁפָּחָה mean in the Bible?
אֲדָמָה · מִשְׁפָּחָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "families of the earth/ground".
Hebrew · H127, H4940
אֲדָמָה / מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה
Soil (from its general redness) · 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
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אֲדָמָה H127 soil (from its general redness)
Pronunciation ʾădāmāh
Soil as livelihood foundation: ranges from physical earth tilled by humans to covenantal promised land
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מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 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
Pronunciation mišĕpāḥāh
Kinship unit expanding from household to tribal identity; organizes people by blood relation and social belonging
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What does אֲדָמָה / מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה (adamah / mishpechot ha-adamah) mean in the Bible?
אֲדָמָה · מִשְׁפָּחָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "families of the earth/ground".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H127, H4940?
H127, H4940 is connected to 529 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. families of the earth/ground
Strong's H127, H4940
Lexical occurrences 529 verses Source Gloss
families of the earth/ground
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲדָמָה / מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה is built from this root:
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