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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 Chronicles 25:9
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
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Now the first lot came foorth for Asaph to Ioseph, the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sonnes were twelue:

1 Chronicles 25:10
The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren were twelue:

1 Chronicles 25:11
The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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The fourth to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:

1 Chronicles 25:12
The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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The fift to Nethaniah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:

1 Chronicles 25:13
The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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The sixt to Bukkiah, he, his sons and his brethren were twelue.

1 Chronicles 25:14
The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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The seuenth to Iesharelah, hee, his sonnes & his brethren were twelue:

1 Chronicles 25:15
The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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The eight to Ieshaiah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue:

1 Chronicles 25:16
The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:

1 Chronicles 25:17
The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 25:17 · retained source text

The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons and his brethren were twelue:

1 Chronicles 25:18
The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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The eleuenth to Azareel, hee, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:

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