[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/family.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / family [← F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/F/) # family «family» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a group of people who are related, like parents and their…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (family, families); adjective (family-friendly, family car) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A family is a group of people who are related, like parents and their children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#m1) 2) A family can mean all your relatives: aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#m2) 3) In science, a family is a group of animals or plants that are alike: «the cat family». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#m3) 4) (casual) «Family» or «fam» (slang) can mean close friends: «you're like family», «wassup fam». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#m4) 5) (casual) Family words in talk: «mum/mom/ma», «dad/pop», «nan/nana/gran», «grandad/pop», «sis», «bro», «the folks», «the kids». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#m5) 6) (euphemism) «In the family way» (old) means pregnant; «family reasons» may hide a sad private matter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#m6) 7) (formal) Forms and exams say «household», «relatives», «next of kin», «dependants» and «members of the household». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#m7) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often means a clan, a large branch of a tribe descended from one ancestor. Interpretation: Tradition values family lines and tribes, and Israel's land was divided by families. In the primary lessons: a group of people; equal groups (families with a number of people each) or a group that shares things; in science, lions and tigers are in the cat family; phrases: «a family of four», «family tree», «family name», «family pet», «run in the family», «family size»; in casual talk «fam», «nan + 2 cousins coming», «the folks», «the whole lot of us»; in rough talk «leave my family out of it»; in the exam voice «a household of four persons», «members of the household», «per household» ### examples - These are the families of Reuben. (Torah EXO.6.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x1) - These are the families of Simeon. (Torah EXO.6.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x2) - These are the sons of Joseph after their families. (Torah NUM.26.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x3) - These are the families of the Zorathites. (Writings 1CH.4.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x4) - All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. (Writings 1CH.6.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x5) - All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. (Prophets ZEC.12.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x6) - There are 4 people in Jo's family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x7) - Each family gets 3 tickets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x8) - 5 families came to the picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x9) - The family ate 12 pies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x10) - My family has a dog and two cats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x11) - We drew our family tree in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x12) - Lions and tigers belong to the cat family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x13) - nan + 2 cousins coming, set table for all of us (we're 3), how many forks [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x14) - Wassup fam, pizza tonight? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x15) - He missed school for family reasons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x16) - Each household of four persons is allocated 3 tickets. Compute the number of tickets allocated to 5 such households. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x17) - Leave my family out of it, mate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x18) - There the whole family settled down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/#x19) ### note Plural: families. A group word: families × members each = people. Trap: «a family of 4» counts the people, «5 families» counts the groups. Trap: in «nan + 2 cousins coming» add the people already at home. «household» in an exam means a family living together. «fam» may mean friends, not relatives. ### In the corpora - [and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.264/) - [These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.266/) - [These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.277/) - [And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.841/) - [These are the families of Reuben.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.154/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «family» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/family/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.