One's family
The members of one’s household; his wife and children.
("It is a mitzvah for a person to bring joy to his children and his household. On holidays, one should rejoice them with wine, as it is written, ‘Wine makes the heart of man glad’ – Rabbi Yehuda; wives appropriately and children appropriately" – Tosefta, Tractate Pesachim (Liberman) 10:4)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בְּנֵי בֵּיתוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּנֵי הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁלּוֹ. אִשְׁתּוֹ וִילָדָיו.
("מִצְוָה עַל אָדָם לְשַׂמֵּחַ בָּנָיו וּבְנֵי בֵיתוֹ בָּרֶגֶל בְּמָה מִשְּׂמֵחָן בְּיַיִן דִּכְתִיב וְיַיִן יְשַׂמַּח לְבַב אֱנוֹשׁ ר' יְהוּדָה אוֹ' נָשִׁים בְּרָאוּי לָהֶם וּקְטַנִּים בְּרָאוּי לָהֶם"- תּוֹסֶפְתָּא מַסֶּכֶת פְּסָחִים (לִיבֶּרְמָן)י, ד)