KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 9:22
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
¶ And Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
1611 marginal noteThat is, sorrowfull.
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
And Shimei had sixteene sonnes, and sixe daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Iudah.
1611 marginal noteHeb. vnto.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the chiefe rulers, but the birthright was Iosephs.
1611 marginal noteOr, Prince.
1611 marginal noteGen. 49.9,10.
1611 marginal noteMich. 5.2. matth. 2.6.
1611 marginal noteGen. 49.26.
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
And his brethren by their families (when the genealogie of their generations was reckoned) were the chiefe, Ieiel, and Zechariah,
And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.
And their brethren of the house of their fathers, were: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Iorai, and Iachan, and Zia, and Heber, seuen.
And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
And their brethren the sonnes of Merari, stood on the left hand: Ethan the sonne of Kishi, the sonne of Abdi, the sonne of Malluch,
1611 marginal noteOr, Kushaiah. chap. 15.17.
Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
Their brethren also the Leuits were appointed vnto all maner of seruice of the Tabernacle of the house of God.
And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.
And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, were men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies, fourescore and seuen thousand.
And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
And Ephraim their father mourned many dayes, and his brethren came to comfort him.
And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
And Mikloth begate Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Ierusalem, ouer against them.
1611 marginal noteOr, Shimeam, ca. 9.38.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
