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mišpᵊtayim מִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם ‘sheepfold’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāfā שָׁפָה ‘be bare’
Roots: שׁפה

mišpᵊtayim n, m
1) fire-places, ash-heaps
 1a) meaning uncertain
2) (CLBL) sheepfolds, saddlebags
 2a) meaning uncertain

Mentioned in Genesis 49:14 Judges 5:16

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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