The family is a fundamental unit in society and plays a central role in the Bible. It emphasizes the importance of love, support, and mutual respect within the family unit and extended relationships.
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Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
- H1121בֵּןbêna son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- H4940מִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâha 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
- H517אֵםʼêma mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
- H2945טַףṭapha family (mostly used collectively in the singular)
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