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Lexicon :: Strong's G5443 - phylē

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φυλή
Transliteration
phylē (Key)
Pronunciation
foo-lay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:245,1280

Strong’s Definitions

φυλή phylḗ, foo-lay'; from G5453 (compare G5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:—kindred, tribe.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G5443 in the following manner: tribe (25x), kindred (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G5443 in the following manner: tribe (25x), kindred (6x).
  1. a tribe

    1. in the NT all the persons descending from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch, Jacob

  2. a nation, people

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φυλή phylḗ, foo-lay'; from G5453 (compare G5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:—kindred, tribe.
STRONGS G5443:
φυλή, φυλῆς, (from φύω), from Pindar and Herodotus down;
1. a tribe; in the N. T. all the persons descended from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob (the Sept. for מַטֵּה and שֵׁבֶט; also for מִשְׁפָּחָה, see πατριά, 2): Hebrews 7:13f; with the addition of the genitives Ασηρ, Βενιαμίν, etc., Luke 2:36; Acts 13:21; Romans 11:1; Philippians 3:5; Revelation 5:5; Revelation 7:5-8; δώδεκα φυλάς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; James 1:1; Revelation 21:12; (πᾶσα φυλή υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Revelation 7:4).
2. a race, nation, people: Matthew 24:30; Rev. (Revelation 1:7); Revelation 5:9; 7:9; (Revelation 11:9); Revelation 13:7; 14:6.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
19:28; 24:30
Luke
2:36; 22:30
Acts
13:21
Romans
11:1
Philippians
3:5
Hebrews
7:13
James
1:1
Revelation
1:7; 5:5; 5:9; 7:4; 7:5; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 7:9; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 21:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5443 matches the Greek φυλή (phylē),
which occurs 372 times in 318 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 7 (Gen 10:5–Num 2:29)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:5 -

From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans in their nations, each with its own language.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:18 -

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:20 -

These are Ham’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:31 -

These are Shem’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:32 -

These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:3 -

I will bless those who bless you,

I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt,

and all the peoples on earth

will be blessed[fn] through you.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:4 -

“but will go to my land and my family to take a wife for my son Isaac.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:38 -

“but will go to my father’s family and to my clan to take a wife for my son.’

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:40 -

“He said to me, ‘The LORD before whom I have walked will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, and you will take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father’s family.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:41 -

“Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you ​— ​you will be free from my oath.’

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:14 -

“Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:40 -

These are the names of Esau’s chiefs,

according to their families and their localities,

by their names:

chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:16 -

“Dan will judge his people

as one of the tribes of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:1 -

Now a man from the family of Levi married a Levite woman.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:4 -

And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:21 -

“The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the twelve tribes.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:2 -

“Look, I have appointed by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:6 -

“I have also selected Oholiab[fn] son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have put wisdom in the heart of every skilled artisan[fn] in order to make all that I have commanded you:

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:30 -

Moses then said to the Israelites, “Look, the LORD has appointed by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:34 -

“He has also given[fn] both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:22 -

Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD commanded Moses.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 -

With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a gem cutter, a designer, and an embroiderer with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:14 -

The twelve stones corresponded to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone was engraved like a seal with one of the names of the twelve tribes.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:11 -

Her son cursed and blasphemed the Name, and they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith, a daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.)

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:49 -

“His uncle or cousin may redeem him, or any of his close relatives from his clan may redeem him. If he prospers, he may redeem himself.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:4 -

“A man from each tribe is to be with you, each one the head of his ancestral family.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 -

“These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel’s clans.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:21 -

those registered for the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:23 -

those registered for the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:25 -

those registered for the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:27 -

those registered for the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:29 -

those registered for the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:31 -

those registered for the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:33 -

those registered for the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:35 -

those registered for the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37 -

those registered for the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:39 -

those registered for the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:41 -

those registered for the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:43 -

those registered for the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 -

These are the men Moses and Aaron registered, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel; each represented his ancestral family.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:47 -

But the Levites were not registered with them by their ancestral tribe.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:49 -

“Do not register or take a census of the tribe of Levi with the other Israelites.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 -

“The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 -

“The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 -

“The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 -

“The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 -

“The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 -

“The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 -

“The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29 -

“The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan.


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