( Micah 5:2 ), another name for "families" or "clans" (see Numbers 1:16 ; 10:4 ; Joshua 22:14 Joshua 22:21 ). Several "thousands" or "families" made up a "tribe."

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.