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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:22

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1 Chronicles 25:29
The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 25:29 · retained source text

The two and twentieth to Giddalti, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.

1 Chronicles 25:30
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 25:30 · retained source text

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.

1 Chronicles 25:31
The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 25:31 · retained source text

The foure and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.

1 Chronicles 26:7
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:7 · retained source text

The sonnes of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men; Elihu, and Semachiah.

1 Chronicles 26:8
All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:8 · retained source text

All these of the sonnes of Obed-Edom: they and their sonnes and their brethren, able men for strength for the seruice, were threescore and two of Obed-Edom.

1 Chronicles 26:9
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:9 · retained source text

And Meshelemiah had sonnes and brethren, strong men, eighteene.

1 Chronicles 26:11
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:11 · retained source text

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the thirde, Zechariah the fourth: all the sonnes and brethren of Hosah, were thirteene.

1 Chronicles 26:25
And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:25 · retained source text

And his brethren by Eliezer: Rehabiah his sonne, and Ieshaiah his sonne, and Ioram his sonne, and Zichri his sonne, & Shelomith his sonne.

1 Chronicles 26:26
Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:26 · retained source text

Which Shelomith and his brethren, were ouer all the treasures of the dedicate things, which Dauid the king and the chiefe fathers, the captaines ouer thousands and hundreds, and the captaines of the hoste had dedicated.

1 Chronicles 26:28
And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:28 · retained source text

And all that Samuel the Seer, and Saul the sonne of Kish, and Abner the sonne of Ner, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah had dedicated, and whosoeuer had dedicated any thing, it was vnder the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren.

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