Clan (96 Occurrences)

... tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald ... biblethesaurus.org/c/clan.htm - 32k

Persians (6 Occurrences)

... Persian Parsa, name of both country and people; does not occur in Avesta): I. AFFINITY 1. Three Classes 2. Tribal and Clan Divisions 3. Achemenian Dynasty II. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persians.htm - 20k

Anah (10 Occurrences)

... a'-na (`anah, meaning uncertain; a Horite clan-name (Genesis 36)): (1) Mother of Aholibamah, one of the wives of Esau and daughter of Zibeon (compare Genesis 36 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anah.htm - 13k

Caleb (39 Occurrences)

... In 1 Samuel 30:14 Caleb is undoubtedly the name of a clan which is, moreover, differentiated from Judah. Modern scholars therefore ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caleb.htm - 24k

Genealogy (29 Occurrences)

... This is natural, either as the personification of the clan or nation under the name of its chief, or chief progenitor, or as the designation of the individual ... biblethesaurus.org/g/genealogy.htm - 70k

Heber (13 Occurrences)

... he'-ber (chebher, "associate" or, possibly, "enchanter"; Eber): A name occurring several times in the Old Testament as the name of an individual or of a clan. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heber.htm - 12k

Gideon (45 Occurrences)

... or "hewer"): 1. His Family and Home: Also named Jerubbaal (Judges 6:32) and Jerubbesheth (2 Samuel 11:21), youngest son of Joash, of the clan of Abiezer in ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gideon.htm - 36k

Government (20 Occurrences)

... A clan is a collection of families under a common chieftain, chosen for his personal qualifications, such as prowess and generous hospitality. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/government.htm - 50k

Kenezite (3 Occurrences)

... the King James Version in Genesis 15:19 and the Revised Version (British and American) uniformly, spell "Kenizzite." The Kenezites were the clan whose name ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kenezite.htm - 8k

Judicial (2 Occurrences)

... ju-dish'-al, joo-dish'-al: Among the ancient Israelites in the pre-Canaanite period disputes within the family or clan or tribe would be settled by the natural ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judicial.htm - 25k

Fathers'

... 12:3, the Revised Version (British and American) "fathers' houses"); (3) the group of households, of several of which the "family' or "clan" was constituted ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fathers'.htm - 9k

Father's (251 Occurrences)

... 12:3, the Revised Version (British and American) "fathers' houses"); (3) the group of households, of several of which the "family' or "clan" was constituted ... biblethesaurus.org/f/father's.htm - 40k

Reuel (14 Occurrences)

... Reuel is probably a clan name (Gray, "Numbers," ICC), and Hobab is a member of the clan ("son") of Reuel (Numbers 10:29, the King James Version reads "Raguel ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reuel.htm - 12k

Pahathmoab (6 Occurrences)

... pa'-hath-mo'-ab (pachath mo'abh, "sheik of Moab"; in I Esdras 5:11; 8:31, "Phaath Moab"): A Jewish clan probably named after an ancestor of the above title. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pahathmoab.htm - 9k

Pahath-moab (6 Occurrences)

... pa'-hath-mo'-ab (pachath mo'abh, "sheik of Moab"; in I Esdras 5:11; 8:31, "Phaath Moab"): A Jewish clan probably named after an ancestor of the above title. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pahath-moab.htm - 9k

Ahiman (4 Occurrences)

... 13:33 and Deuteronomy 9:2. Its use is that of a common noun denoting a certain type of man, rather than as the proper name of a person or a clan, though this ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahiman.htm - 10k

Shaulites (1 Occurrence)

... The clan was of notoriously impure stock, and, therefore, Shaul is called "the son of a Canaanitish woman" (Genesis 46:10 Exodus 6:15); the clan was of mixed ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shaulites.htm - 7k

Sheshai (3 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHESHAI. she'-shi (sheshay): One of the sons of Anak, perhaps an old Hebronite clan name. (Sayce ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sheshai.htm - 8k

Shaul (10 Occurrences)

... The clan was of notoriously impure stock, and, therefore, Shaul is called "the son of a Canaanitish woman" (Genesis 46:10 Exodus 6:15); the clan was of mixed ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shaul.htm - 10k

Blindness (7 Occurrences)

... ju-dish'-al, joo-dish'-al: Among the ancient Israelites in the pre-Canaanite period disputes within the family or clan or tribe would be settled by the natural ... biblethesaurus.org/b/blindness.htm - 19k

Shemaiah (40 Occurrences)

... (7) Head of the Levitical Kohathite clan of Elizaphan in the time of ... (21) A singer (or clan) participating in the dedication of the wall (Nehemiah 12:36). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shemaiah.htm - 29k

Joash (49 Occurrences)

... jo'-ash (yo'ash, "Yahweh is strong" or "Yahweh has bestowed"; Ioas): (1) Father of Gideon, of the clan of Abiezer and the tribe Manasseh (Judges 6:11, 29, 30 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joash.htm - 41k

David (1052 Occurrences)

... His father was apparently not only the chief man of the place, but he seems to have been chieftain of the whole clan to which he belonged-the clan of Judah. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/david.htm - 93k

Isaac (127 Occurrences)

... supplying them with gifts, Abraham was doing them a further kindness in thus emancipating them from continued subjection to Isaac, the future head of the clan. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/isaac.htm - 60k

Sanctuary (250 Occurrences)

... Compare later Samuel's altar at Ramah, Adonijah's sacrifice at En-rogel (1 Kings 1), Naaman's earth (2 Kings 5), David's clan's sacrifice (1 Samuel 20:6, 29). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanctuary.htm - 63k

Hepher (11 Occurrences)

... he'-fer, he'-fer-its (chepher, chephri): (1) Septuagint Hopher (Numbers 26:32; Numbers 27:1 Joshua 17:2 f), the head of a family or clan of the tribe of ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hepher.htm - 11k

Hepherites (1 Occurrence)

... he'-fer, he'-fer-its (chepher, chephri): (1) Septuagint Hopher (Numbers 26:32; Numbers 27:1 Joshua 17:2 f), the head of a family or clan of the tribe of ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hepherites.htm - 7k

Zeruiah (25 Occurrences)

... This latter fact is explained by some as pointing to a type of marriage by which the children belonged to their mother's clan (compare Abimelech, Judges 8:31 ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zeruiah.htm - 17k

Zia (1 Occurrence)

... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZIA. zi'-a (zia`, meaning uncertain): A Gadite, possibly the name of a Gadite clan (1 Chronicles 5:13). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zia.htm - 7k

Zimran (2 Occurrences)

... It would then be the name of a clan, with the mountain sheep or goat as its totem. See TOTEMISM. David Francis Roberts. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zimran.htm - 8k

Kedemah (2 Occurrences)

... KEDEMAH. ked'-e-ma, ke-de'-ma (qedhemah, "eastward"): Son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:16), head of a clan (1 Chronicles 1:31). See KADMONITE. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kedemah.htm - 7k

Kain (2 Occurrences)

... See PEF, III, 312, Sh XXI. EWG Masterman. KAIN (2). (qayin): A clan name, the King James Version "the Kenite" (Numbers 24:22 Judges 4:11). ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kain.htm - 8k

Nethinim (16 Occurrences)

... the children of Nephisim. These may be traced to the Hagrite clan of Naphish (Genesis 25:15 1 Chronicles 5:19). In both Ezra and ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nethinim.htm - 18k

Nebo (13 Occurrences)

... to Reuben. It was occupied by the Reubenite clan Bela (1 Chronicles 5:8). Here it is named between Aroer and Baalmeon. In their ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nebo.htm - 17k

Nodab (1 Occurrence)

... no'-dab (nodhabh; Nadabaioi): A Hagrite clan which, along with Jetur and Naphish, suffered complete defeat at the hands of the trans-Jordanic Israelites (1 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nodab.htm - 7k

Nobah (2 Occurrences)

... But its mention along with Jogbehah points to a more southerly location. This may have been the original home of the clan Nobah. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nobah.htm - 8k

Uz (8 Occurrences)

... 21). Here the name is doubtless personal and refers to an individual who was head of a clan or tribe kindred to that of Abraham. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uz.htm - 14k

Uthai (2 Occurrences)

... UTHAI. u'-thi, u'-tha-i (`uthay, meaning uncertain): (1) A descendant of Judah, of the clan of Perez (1 Chronicles 9:4) = "Athaiah" of Nehemiah 11:4. (2) Son of ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uthai.htm - 7k

Ulam (4 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ULAM. u'-lam ('ulam, "preceding"): (1) A "son"of Peresh; a Manassite clan (1 Chronicles 7:16, 17). Lucian reads Elam. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/ulam.htm - 8k

Oznites (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia OZNITES. oz'-nits (with the article ha'ozni (collective), "the Oznites"): Of the clan of Ozni (Numbers 26:16). See OZNI. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oznites.htm - 6k

Jarib (3 Occurrences)

... ja'-rib, jar'-ib (yaribh, "he contends," or "takes (our) part," or "conducts (our) case"): (1) In 1 Chronicles 4:24, a "son" (clan) of Simeon = "Jachin" of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jarib.htm - 8k

Jahzeelites (1 Occurrence)

... JAHZEELITES, THE. ja'-ze-el-its (hayachtse'eli, coll. with article): In Numbers 26:48, descendants of the clan of Jahzeel. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahzeelites.htm - 7k

Jalam (4 Occurrences)

... note 5; King James Version Jaalam): In Genesis 36:5, 14, 18 1 Chronicles 1:35, a son of Esau, mentioned as the 2nd son by Oholibamah; probably an Edomite clan. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jalam.htm - 8k

Jahmai (1 Occurrence)

... JAHMAI. ja'-ma-i, ja'-mi (yachmay, perhaps = yachmeyah, "may Yahweh protect!"): In 1 Chronicles 7:2, head of a clan of Issachar. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahmai.htm - 7k

Jamin (6 Occurrences)

... Standard Bible Encyclopedia JAMIN. ja'-min (yamin, "right hand"): (1) In Genesis 46:10 Exodus 6:15 Numbers 26:12 1 Chronicles 4:24, a "son" (clan) of Simeon. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jamin.htm - 9k

Jahleel (2 Occurrences)

... JAHLEEL. ja'-le-el (yachle'el, "wait for God!"): In Genesis 46:14 Numbers 26:26, a "son" (ie clan) of Zebulun. Multi-Version Concordance Jahleel (2 Occurrences) ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahleel.htm - 7k

Jetheth (2 Occurrences)

... je'-theth (yetheth, meaning unknown): a chief (or clan) of Edom (Genesis 36:40 parallel 1 Chronicles 1:51), but probably a mistake for "Jether" = "Ithran ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jetheth.htm - 7k

Jorai (1 Occurrence)

... JORAI. jo'-ra-i (yoray, "whom Yahweh teaches"): A Gadite chief, but possibly the name of a clan (1 Chronicles 5:13). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jorai.htm - 6k

Jahziel (2 Occurrences)

... In Genesis 46:24 Numbers 26:48; and 23 manuscripts in 1 Chronicles 7:13; (yachatsi'el, same meaning as above): 1 Chronicles 7:13, a "son" (clan) of Naphtali. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahziel.htm - 7k

Jahleelites (1 Occurrence)

... JAHLEELITES, THE. ja'-le-el-its (hayachle'eli, coll. with article): In Numbers 26:26, the descendants of the clan of Jahleel. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahleelites.htm - 7k

Jashub (5 Occurrences)

... ja'-shub, jash'-ub (yashubh; yashibh, in Chronicles, but Qere, yashubh, "he returns"): (1) In Numbers 26:24 1 Chronicles 7:1, a "son" (clan) of Issachar. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jashub.htm - 8k

Japhleti (1 Occurrence)

... jaf-le'-ti: the King James Version in Joshua 16:3, where Hebrew is ha-yaphleTi, "the Japhletites," the Revised Version (British and American), a clan said to ... biblethesaurus.org/j/japhleti.htm - 7k

Jerubba'al (11 Occurrences)

... Judges 9:1 Now Abim'elech the son of Jerubba'al went to Shechem to his mother's kinsmen and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family, (DBY RSV ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerubba'al.htm - 9k

Jether (8 Occurrences)

... because he was yet a youth." The narrative there (Judges 8:4) should be connected with that of Judges 6:34, where Gideon is followed by his clan, and not with ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jether.htm - 11k

Joel (22 Occurrences)

... He might be the chief of "a family or clan whose members might be reckoned as belonging to either or both of the tribes" (Curtis, Chronicles, 122). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joel.htm - 49k

Jetur (3 Occurrences)

... JETUR. je'-tur (yeTur, meaning uncertain): a "son" of Ishmael (Genesis 25:15 parallel 1 Chronicles 1:31); against this clan the two and a half tribes warred (1 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jetur.htm - 7k

Jahzeel (2 Occurrences)

... In Genesis 46:24 Numbers 26:48; and 23 manuscripts in 1 Chronicles 7:13; (yachatsi'el, same meaning as above): 1 Chronicles 7:13, a "son" (clan) of Naphtali. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahzeel.htm - 7k

Jehonadab (2 Occurrences)

... 35:8, 14, 16, 18 = Jonadab in Jeremiah 35:6, 10, 19, and English Versions of the Bible of 35:8, 14, 16, 18, "son" of Rechab, of the Kenite clan (1 Chronicles 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehonadab.htm - 11k

Governor (78 Occurrences)

... 8; Dan. 2:15; 5:29). (5.) Hebrews aluph, literally one put over a thousand, ie, a clan or a subdivision of a tribe. Used of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/governor.htm - 48k

Gunites (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GUNI; GUNITES. gu'-ni, gu'-nits (guni): (1) The name of a Naphtalite clan (Genesis 46:24 Numbers 26:48 1 Chronicles 7:13). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gunites.htm - 7k

Guilt (180 Occurrences)

... responsibility has not come to its own. The individual is still merged here in the clan or nation. The central idea in all this ... biblethesaurus.org/g/guilt.htm - 46k

Galatia (6 Occurrences)

... There they ultimately settled, and being strengthened by fresh accessions of the same clan from Europe, they overran Bithynia, and supported themselves by ... biblethesaurus.org/g/galatia.htm - 23k

Guni (4 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GUNI; GUNITES. gu'-ni, gu'-nits (guni): (1) The name of a Naphtalite clan (Genesis 46:24 Numbers 26:48 1 Chronicles 7:13). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/guni.htm - 8k

Family (438 Occurrences)

... 3. (vt) Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a ... biblethesaurus.org/f/family.htm - 87k

Weakest (1 Occurrence)

... Pray, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manas'seh, and I am the least in my family." (DBY RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/w/weakest.htm - 6k

Talmai (6 Occurrences)

... His daughter, Maachah, was one of David's wives, and the mother of Absalom (1 Chronicles 3:2). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TALMAI. (1) A clan, possibly ... biblethesaurus.org/t/talmai.htm - 9k

Ram (96 Occurrences)

... (2.) One of the sons of Jerahmeel (1 Chronicles 2:25, 27). (3.) A person mentioned in Job 32:2 as founder of a clan to which Elihu belonged. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ram.htm - 41k

Rome (12 Occurrences)

... The original Roman state was the product of the coalition of a number of adjacent clan-communities, whose names were perpetuated in the Roman genres, or groups ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rome.htm - 43k

Regem (2 Occurrences)

... REGEM. re'-gem (reghem, "friend" (?)) A Calebite, the son of Jahdai (1 Chronicles 2:47), mentioned as the eponym of a Calebite family or clan. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/regem.htm - 7k

Resheph (1 Occurrence)

... In the Old Testament the name of a descendant of Ephraim, the eponym of an Ephraimite family or clan (1 Chronicles 7:25). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/r/resheph.htm - 7k

Rakem (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia RAKEM. ra'-kem (raqem, the pausal form of reqem): The eponym of a clan of Machir (1 Chronicles 7:16). See REKEM. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rakem.htm - 7k

Elimelech (6 Occurrences)

... Abeimelech, Alimelek): Elimelech was a member of the tribe of Judah, a native of Bethlehem Judah, a man of wealth and probably head of a family or clan (Ruth 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elimelech.htm - 10k

Elhanan (4 Occurrences)

... Some moderns think that there was only one Elhanan, and that he was the son of Dodo of the clan of Jair. John Richard Sampey. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elhanan.htm - 10k

Eri (2 Occurrences)

... ERI; ERITES. e'-ri, e'-rits (`eri, "watcher"): The fifth of the seven sons of Gad (Genesis 46:16 Numbers 26:16). Patronymic, Erites (same place), a clan of Gad. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eri.htm - 7k

Elah (17 Occurrences)

... e'-la ('elah, "oak" or "terebinth"): (1) A "duke" or "sheik" (head of a clan, the Revised Version (British and American) "chief") of Edom (Genesis 36:41). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elah.htm - 17k

Erites (1 Occurrence)

... ERI; ERITES. e'-ri, e'-rits (`eri, "watcher"): The fifth of the seven sons of Gad (Genesis 46:16 Numbers 26:16). Patronymic, Erites (same place), a clan of Gad. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/erites.htm - 7k

Duke (14 Occurrences)

... For if 'alluph is derived from 'eleph, "thousand," "tribe," the term would mean the leader of a clan, a "chiliarch" (compare Septuagint, Zechariah 9:7 ... biblethesaurus.org/d/duke.htm - 13k

Dishan (5 Occurrences)

... di'-shan, di'-shon (dishan, dishon, "antelope," "pygarg"): A Horite clan, mentioned as the youngest "son" and elsewhere as the "grandson" of Seir. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dishan.htm - 8k

Dishon (7 Occurrences)

... di'-shan, di'-shon (dishan, dishon, "antelope," "pygarg"): A Horite clan, mentioned as the youngest "son" and elsewhere as the "grandson" of Seir. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dishon.htm - 8k

Menuhoth (1 Occurrence)

... Both sections of the family belong to the Caleb clan, and it would seem that they became the dominant people in the otherwise unknown town of Manahath, so that ... biblethesaurus.org/m/menuhoth.htm - 8k