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It can also denote a tribe or a broader community of related families. In the Old Testament, "mispachah" is used to describe the social and familial structures that were foundational to Israelite society.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of "mispachah" was central to social organization. Families and clans were the building blocks of the tribal system, which was crucial for maintaining social order, inheritance rights, and religious practices. The clan provided identity, support, and protection to its members. The patriarchal nature of these groups meant that lineage and heritage were traced through the male line, and family ties were integral to one's role and status within the community.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/5597.htm">sappachath</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a long veil<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>veils (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מִסְמָּחָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>long veil</b></font> (properly <em>sheathing?) covering whole person; plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">וְעשֹׁוֺת</font> <font class="hebrew2">הַמִּסְמָּחוֺת עַלרֿאֹשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Ezekiel 13:18</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">מִסְמְּחֹתֵיכֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-21.htm">Ezekiel 13:21</a>. </em><p><font class="hebrew2">סִמַּי</font> see <font class="hebrew2">ספף</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>kerchief <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5596.htm">caphach</a>; a veil (as spread out) -- kerchief. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5596.htm">caphach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַמִּסְפָּח֛וֹת המספחות מִסְפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם מספחתיכם ham·mis·pā·ḥō·wṯ hammispaChot hammispāḥōwṯ mis·pə·ḥō·ṯê·ḵem mispechoteiChem mispəḥōṯêḵem<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/13-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 13:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָדַ֗י וְעֹשׂ֧וֹת <b> הַמִּסְפָּח֛וֹת </b> עַל־ רֹ֥אשׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and make <span class="itali">veils</span> for the heads<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and make <span class="itali">kerchiefs</span> upon the head<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> able and make <span class="itali">veils</span> for the heads<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/13-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 13:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְקָרַעְתִּ֞י אֶת־ <b> מִסְפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם </b> וְהִצַּלְתִּ֤י אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I will also tear <span class="itali">off your veils</span> and deliver<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Your kerchiefs</span> also will I tear,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> tear <span class="itali">your veils</span> and deliver my people<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4555.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4555.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4555<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hammispachot_4555.htm">ham·mis·pā·ḥō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mispechoteichem_4555.htm">mis·pə·ḥō·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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