How to say family in Hebrew

משפחה means “family,” both the household and the extended relatives you gather with on holidays.

Usage

Common in phrases like כל המשפחה (“the whole family”). Central word for mother, father, siblings, and children topics.

Without vowels

משפחה

With vowels (nikud)

מִשְׁפָּחָה

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אִמָּא

mother

i-MA

אַבָּא

father

a-BA

אָח

brother

ach

אָחוֹת

sister

a-CHOT

יֶלֶד

child

YE-led

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