Greek wordphylḗφυλήWhat it meansan offshoot, i.e. race or clanWhere it comes fromfrom phýō (φύω) (compare phýllon (φύλλον))How the King James translates ittribe19tribes6kindreds4kindred2Every place it appears 31Matthew19:2824:30Luke2:3622:30Acts13:21Romans11:1Philippians3:5Hebrews7:137:14James1:1Revelation1:75:55:97:47:57:67:77:87:911:913:714:621:12