Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

tribe

Meaning of “tribe”

A body of people descended from a common ancestor, especially one of the divisions of Israel.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616
242 occurrences203 verses18 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 31:2

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “tribe”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 21–30 of 203 · 242 word occurrences in this result

Numbers 1:43
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 1:43 · retained source text

Those that were numbred of them, euen of the tribe of Naphtali, were fiftie and three thousand, and foure hundred.

Numbers 1:47
¶ But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 1:47 · retained source text

¶ But the Leuites after the tribe of their fathers, were not numbred among them.

Numbers 2:5
And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 2:5 · retained source text

And those that doe pitch next vnto him, shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the sonne of Zuar, shall bee captaine of the children of Issachar.

Numbers 2:7
Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 2:7 · retained source text

Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the sonne of Helon, shalbe captaine of the children of Zebulun.

Numbers 2:12
And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 2:12 · retained source text

And those which pitch by him, shall bee the tribe of Simeon, and the captaine of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai.

Numbers 2:14
Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 2:14 · retained source text

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captaine of the sonnes of Gad shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Reuel.

Numbers 2:20
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 2:20 · retained source text

And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captaine of the children of Manasseh, shalbe Gamaliel the sonne of Pedahzur.

Numbers 2:22
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 2:22 · retained source text

Then the tribe of Beniamin: and the captaine of the sonnes of Beniamin, shall bee Abidan the sonne of Gideoni.

Numbers 2:27
And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 2:27 · retained source text

And those that encampe by him, shalbe the tribe of Asher: and the captaine of the children of Asher, shalbe Pagiel the sonne of Ocran.

Complete reference index — all 203 verses

Where “tribe” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions