English noun: Tribes of Israel | |||
| 1. | Tribes of Israel (group) twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob | ||
| Synonyms | Twelve Tribes of Israel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Lost Tribes | ||