מִשְׁפָּת
mishpat · sheepfolds; saddlebags
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4942 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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mishpat (מִשְׁפָּת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “sheepfolds; saddlebags”.
Sheepfolds, or the saddlebags of a pack animal; the exact sense is uncertain.
How to say it
mish·pat
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Pens or enclosures for the flock; the exact sense is uncertain.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 49:14
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
- Judges 5:16
Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, to listen to the whistling for the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben great were the searchings of heart.