מִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם H4942
saddlebags or sheepfolds (uncertain); a dual form referring to paired structures or burdens
This dual noun appears in ancient Hebrew poetry with uncertain meaning. Traditional interpretation suggests 'sheepfolds'—enclosures where flocks rest between pastures. Modern scholars have proposed 'saddlebags' or 'fire-places' based on ancient Near Eastern parallels. Both Genesis 49 and Judges 5 use the term in poetic contexts describing the tribe of Issachar and the reluctance of some Israelites to engage in battle. The dual form indicates something paired or doubled, whether burdens on either side of a donkey or matching enclosures.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Appears in Genesis 49:14 (describing Issachar as a donkey between the 'sheepfolds') and Judges 5:16 (questioning why some stayed among the 'sheepfolds'). Multilingual evidence shows interpretive diversity: English offers both 'saddlebags' and 'sheepfolds', Spanish 'apriscos'/'rediles' (sheepfolds), reflecting ongoing uncertainty about this rare dual form. 2×
AR["الْحَظائِرِ", "الْحِمْلَيْنِ"]·ben["ঘোড়ার-থলিদের", "ভেড়ার-দলের-"]·DE["den-Hürden", "der-saddlebags"]·EN["the-saddlebags", "the-sheepfolds"]·FR["le-saddlebags", "le-sheepfolds"]·heb["ה-משפתיים", "ה-משפתים"]·HI["बाड़ों-के", "बोझों-के"]·ID["-kandang-kandang", "kandang-kandang"]·IT["il-saddlebags", "il-sheepfolds"]·jav["kandang", "kèbètan"]·KO["그-양우리들", "그-집들"]·PT["os-alforjes", "os-apriscos"]·RU["загонами"]·ES["los-apriscos", "los-rediles"]·SW["mazizi", "watawala-wawili"]·TR["-ağılların", "de-ağılların"]·urd["بوجھوں-کے", "بھیڑوں-کے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
מִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם n.[m.] du. prob. fire-places or ash-heaps (viz. of the villages or encampments of the tribe) (> Ki Thes and most sheepfolds, v. StuJu);—בֵּין הַמִּשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם Ju 5:16 (poem; cf. GFM); so (-תָּ֑יִם) Gn 49:14 (poem in J).