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Strong's #5443: phule (pronounced foo-lay')

from 5453 (compare 5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:--kindred, tribe.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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phulē

1) a tribe

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

2) a nation, people

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: from G5453 (compare G5444)

Citing in TDNT: 9:245, 1280




Usage:

This word is used 31 times:

Matthew 19:28: "judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
Matthew 24:30: "then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and"
Luke 2:36: "the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a great age,"
Luke 22:30: "judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
Acts 13:21: "of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years."
Romans 11:1: "an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin."
Philippians 3:5: "of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews;"
Hebrews 7:13: "are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance"
Hebrews 7:14: "Judah; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning"
James 1:1: "Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting."
Revelation 1:7: "him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of"
Revelation 5:5: "Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root"
Revelation 5:9: "blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people,"
Revelation 7:4: "a hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children"
Revelation 7:5: "Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe"
Revelation 7:5: "twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:5: "twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:6: "Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe"
Revelation 7:6: "twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:6: "twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:7: "Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe"
Revelation 7:7: "twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:7: "twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:8: "Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe"
Revelation 7:8: "twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:8: "twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:9: "of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and"
Revelation 11:9: "the people and kindreds and tongues and nations"
Revelation 13:7: "him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations."
Revelation 14:6: "to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,"
Revelation 21:12: "are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:"









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