Words the Bible translates as clan

English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.

elephאֶלֶףa clan or troop: the subdivision of a tribe that supplied its fighting men, and the contingent it sent
+1 more meaning
- the number one thousand, the round figure used to count people, soldiers, animals, time, and value
mishpaḥahמִשְׁפָּחָהa clan: the group of people who belong together by shared descent, occupying the social tier between the tribe and the individual household

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