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brethren

Meaning of “brethren”

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.

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563 occurrences541 verses48 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 9:22

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1 Kings 1:9
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And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 1:9 · retained source text

And Adoniiah slew sheepe, and oxen, and fat cattell, by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-Rogel, and called all his brethren the kings sonnes, and all the men of Iudah the kings seruants.

1611 marginal noteOr, the well Rogel.

1 Kings 12:24
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Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 12:24 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: returne euery man to his house, for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

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Where “brethren” appears

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Genesis80 occurrences
74 versesExodus4 occurrences
3 versesLeviticus5 occurrences
5 versesNumbers13 occurrences
12 versesDeuteronomy20 occurrences
20 versesJoshua12 occurrences
11 versesJudges18 occurrences
17 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel8 occurrences
7 verses2 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
3 verses1 Chronicles77 occurrences
74 verses2 Chronicles21 occurrences
20 versesEzra12 occurrences
10 versesNehemiah25 occurrences
24 versesEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms4 occurrences
4 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
6 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
1 verseHosea2 occurrences
2 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew16 occurrences
16 versesMark7 occurrences
7 versesLuke10 occurrences
10 versesJohn6 occurrences
6 versesActs53 occurrences
52 versesRomans14 occurrences
14 verses1 Corinthians28 occurrences
28 verses2 Corinthians8 occurrences
8 versesGalatians11 occurrences
11 versesEphesians2 occurrences
2 versesPhilippians8 occurrences
8 versesColossians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians17 occurrences
16 verses2 Thessalonians7 occurrences
7 verses1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews8 occurrences
8 versesJames15 occurrences
15 verses1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John4 occurrences
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3 versesRevelation4 occurrences
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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Luke 8:21

And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

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