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mishpachah
noun
mish·pa·chah
\mə̇shˈpäḵə, -pȯḵə\
variants: or
mishpocha
\-pȯḵə\Definition of mishpachah
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: a Jewish family or social unit including close and distant relatives invited the whole mishpachah
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Origin and Etymology of mishpachah
mishpachah from Hebrew mishpāḥāh family, clan; mishpocha from Yiddish mishpokhe, from Hebrew mishpāḥāh
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