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 there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
And there they were with Dauid three dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
And Dauid said vnto all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good vnto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let vs send abroad vnto our brethren euery where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the Priests and Leuites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselues vnto vs.
1611 marginal noteHebr. let vs breake foorth and send.
1611 marginal noteHebr. in the cities of their suburbs.
Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
Of the sonnes of Kohath: Uriel the chiefe, and his brethren an hundred and twentie.
1611 marginal noteOr, kinsemen.
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
Of the sonnes of Merari: Asaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundred and twentie.
Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
Of the sonnes of Gershom: Ioel the chiefe, and his brethren an hundred and thirtie.
Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
Of the sonnes of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundred.
Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
Of the sonnes of Hebron: Eliel the chiefe, and his brethren fourescore.
Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
Of the sonnes of Uzziel: Amminadab the chiefe, and his brethren an hundred and twelue.
And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
And said vnto them, Yee are the chiefe of the fathers of the Leuites: sanctifie your selues both yee and your brethren, that you may bring vp the Arke of the LORD God of Israel, vnto the place that I haue prepared for it.
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
And Dauid spake to the chiefe of the Leuites, to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musicke, Psalteries, and Harpes, and Cymbales, sounding, by lifting vp the voice with ioy.
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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
