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brother

Meaning of “brother”

Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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367 occurrences331 verses52 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:2

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Leviticus 25:47

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¶ And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:

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1611 witness · Leviticus 25:47 · retained source text

¶ And if a soiourner or stranger waxe rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him waxe poore, and sell himselfe vnto the stranger or soiourner by thee, or to the stocke of the strangers family:

1611 marginal noteHebr. his hand obteine, &c.

Numbers 6:7

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He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

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1611 witness · Numbers 6:7 · retained source text

Hee shall not make himselfe vncleane for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is vpon his head.

1611 marginal noteHebr. separation.

Numbers 20:8

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Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.

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1611 witness · Numbers 20:8 · retained source text

Take the rodde, and gather thou the assembly together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speake yee vnto the rocke before their eyes, and it shall giue foorth his water, and thou shalt bring foorth to them, water out of the rocke: so thou shalt giue the Congregation, and their beasts drinke.

Numbers 20:14

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¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

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1611 witness · Numbers 20:14 · retained source text

¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, vnto the King of Edom; Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the trauaile that hath befallen vs:

1611 marginal noteHebr. found vs.

Numbers 27:13

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And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

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1611 witness · Numbers 27:13 · retained source text

And when thou hast seene it, thou also shalt be gathered vnto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

1611 marginal noteChap. 20.24.

Numbers 36:2

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And they said, The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

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1611 witness · Numbers 36:2 · retained source text

And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to giue the lande for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD, to giue the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother, vnto his daughters.

1611 marginal noteChap. 27.1. iosh. 17.3.

Deuteronomy 1:16

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And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:16 · retained source text

And I charged your Iudges at that time, saying, Heare the causes betweene your brethren, and iudge righteously betweene euery man and his brother, & the stranger that is with him.

1611 marginal noteIoh. 7.24.

Deuteronomy 13:6

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¶ If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:6 · retained source text

¶ If thy brother, the sonne of thy mother, or thy sonne, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosome, or thy friend, which is as thine owne soule, entise thee secretly, saying, Let vs goe and serue other gods which thou hast not knowen, thou, nor thy fathers:

Deuteronomy 15:2

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And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord’s release.

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 15:2 · retained source text

And this is the maner of the release: Euery creditour that lendeth ought vnto his neighbour, shall release it: hee shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother, because it is called the LORDs release.

1611 marginal noteHeb. master of the lending of his hand.

Deuteronomy 15:3

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Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 15:3 · retained source text

Of a forreiner thou mayest exact it againe: but that which is thine with thy brother, thine hand shall release.

Complete reference index — all 331 verses

Genesis 4:2 Genesis 4:8 Genesis 4:9 Genesis 9:5 Genesis 10:21 Genesis 14:13 Genesis 14:14 Genesis 14:16 Genesis 20:5 Genesis 20:13 Genesis 20:16 Genesis 22:20 Genesis 22:21 Genesis 22:23 Genesis 24:15 Genesis 24:29 Genesis 24:53 Genesis 24:55 Genesis 25:26 Genesis 27:6 Genesis 27:11 Genesis 27:23 Genesis 27:30 Genesis 27:35 Genesis 27:40 Genesis 27:41 Genesis 27:42 Genesis 27:43 Genesis 28:2 Genesis 28:5 Genesis 29:10 Genesis 29:12 Genesis 29:15 Genesis 32:3 Genesis 32:6 Genesis 32:11 Genesis 32:13 Genesis 32:17 Genesis 33:3 Genesis 33:9 Genesis 35:1 Genesis 35:7 Genesis 36:6 Genesis 37:26 Genesis 37:27 Genesis 38:8 Genesis 38:9 Genesis 38:29 Genesis 38:30 Genesis 42:4 Genesis 42:15 Genesis 42:16 Genesis 42:20 Genesis 42:21 Genesis 42:34 Genesis 42:38 Genesis 43:3 Genesis 43:4 Genesis 43:5 Genesis 43:6 Genesis 43:7 Genesis 43:13 Genesis 43:14 Genesis 43:29 Genesis 43:30 Genesis 44:19 Genesis 44:20 Genesis 44:23 Genesis 44:26 Genesis 45:4 Genesis 45:12 Genesis 45:14 Genesis 48:19 Exodus 4:14 Exodus 7:1 Exodus 7:2 Exodus 28:1 Exodus 28:2 Exodus 28:4 Exodus 28:41 Exodus 32:27 Exodus 32:29 Leviticus 16:2 Leviticus 18:14 Leviticus 19:17 Leviticus 21:2 Leviticus 25:25 Leviticus 25:35 Leviticus 25:36 Leviticus 25:39 Leviticus 25:47 Numbers 6:7 Numbers 20:8 Numbers 20:14 Numbers 27:13 Numbers 36:2 Deuteronomy 1:16 Deuteronomy 13:6 Deuteronomy 15:2 Deuteronomy 15:3 Deuteronomy 15:7 Deuteronomy 15:9 Deuteronomy 15:11 Deuteronomy 15:12 Deuteronomy 17:15 Deuteronomy 19:18 Deuteronomy 19:19 Deuteronomy 22:1 Deuteronomy 22:2 Deuteronomy 23:7 Deuteronomy 23:19 Deuteronomy 23:20 Deuteronomy 24:10 Deuteronomy 25:3 Deuteronomy 25:5 Deuteronomy 25:6 Deuteronomy 25:7 Deuteronomy 28:54 Deuteronomy 32:50 Joshua 15:17 Judges 1:3 Judges 1:13 Judges 1:17 Judges 3:9 Judges 9:3 Judges 9:18 Judges 9:21 Judges 9:24 Judges 20:23 Judges 20:28 Judges 21:6 Ruth 4:3 1 Samuel 14:3 1 Samuel 17:28 1 Samuel 20:29 1 Samuel 26:6 2 Samuel 1:26 2 Samuel 2:22 2 Samuel 2:27 2 Samuel 3:27 2 Samuel 3:30 2 Samuel 4:6 2 Samuel 4:9 2 Samuel 10:10 2 Samuel 13:3 2 Samuel 13:4 2 Samuel 13:7 2 Samuel 13:8 2 Samuel 13:10 2 Samuel 13:12 2 Samuel 13:20 2 Samuel 13:22 2 Samuel 13:26 2 Samuel 13:32 2 Samuel 14:7 2 Samuel 18:2 2 Samuel 20:9 2 Samuel 20:10 2 Samuel 21:19 2 Samuel 21:21 2 Samuel 23:18 2 Samuel 23:24 1 Kings 1:10 1 Kings 2:7 1 Kings 2:21 1 Kings 2:22 1 Kings 9:13 1 Kings 13:30 1 Kings 20:32 1 Kings 20:33 2 Kings 24:17 1 Chronicles 2:32 1 Chronicles 2:42 1 Chronicles 4:11 1 Chronicles 6:39 1 Chronicles 7:16 1 Chronicles 7:35 1 Chronicles 8:39 1 Chronicles 11:20 1 Chronicles 11:26 1 Chronicles 11:38 1 Chronicles 11:45 1 Chronicles 19:11 1 Chronicles 19:15 1 Chronicles 20:5 1 Chronicles 20:7 1 Chronicles 24:25 1 Chronicles 26:22 1 Chronicles 27:7 2 Chronicles 31:12 2 Chronicles 31:13 2 Chronicles 36:4 2 Chronicles 36:10 Nehemiah 5:7 Nehemiah 7:2 Job 22:6 Job 30:29 Psalms 35:14 Psalms 49:7 Psalms 50:20 Proverbs 17:17 Proverbs 18:9 Proverbs 18:19 Proverbs 18:24 Proverbs 27:10 Ecclesiastes 4:8 Song of Solomon 8:1 Isaiah 3:6 Isaiah 9:19 Isaiah 19:2 Isaiah 41:6 Jeremiah 9:4 Jeremiah 22:18 Jeremiah 23:35 Jeremiah 31:34 Jeremiah 34:9 Jeremiah 34:14 Jeremiah 34:17 Ezekiel 18:18 Ezekiel 33:30 Ezekiel 38:21 Ezekiel 44:25 Hosea 12:3 Amos 1:11 Obadiah 1:10 Obadiah 1:12 Micah 7:2 Haggai 2:22 Zechariah 7:9 Zechariah 7:10 Malachi 1:2 Malachi 2:10 Matthew 4:18 Matthew 4:21 Matthew 5:22 Matthew 5:23 Matthew 5:24 Matthew 7:4 Matthew 10:2 Matthew 10:21 Matthew 12:50 Matthew 14:3 Matthew 17:1 Matthew 18:15 Matthew 18:21 Matthew 18:35 Matthew 22:24 Matthew 22:25 Mark 1:16 Mark 1:19 Mark 3:17 Mark 3:35 Mark 5:37 Mark 6:3 Mark 6:17 Mark 12:19 Mark 13:12 Luke 3:1 Luke 3:19 Luke 6:14 Luke 6:16 Luke 6:42 Luke 12:13 Luke 15:27 Luke 15:32 Luke 17:3 Luke 20:28 John 1:40 John 1:41 John 6:8 John 11:2 John 11:19 John 11:21 John 11:23 John 11:32 Acts 1:13 Acts 9:17 Acts 12:2 Acts 21:20 Acts 22:13 Romans 14:10 Romans 14:15 Romans 14:21 Romans 16:23 1 Corinthians 1:1 1 Corinthians 5:11 1 Corinthians 6:6 1 Corinthians 7:12 1 Corinthians 7:15 1 Corinthians 8:11 1 Corinthians 8:13 1 Corinthians 16:12 2 Corinthians 1:1 2 Corinthians 2:13 2 Corinthians 8:18 2 Corinthians 8:22 2 Corinthians 12:18 Galatians 1:19 Ephesians 6:21 Philippians 2:25 Colossians 1:1 Colossians 4:7 Colossians 4:9 1 Thessalonians 3:2 1 Thessalonians 4:6 2 Thessalonians 3:6 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Philemon 1:1 Philemon 1:7 Philemon 1:16 Philemon 1:20 Hebrews 8:11 Hebrews 13:23 James 1:9 James 2:15 James 4:11 1 Peter 5:12 2 Peter 3:15 1 John 2:9 1 John 2:10 1 John 2:11 1 John 3:10 1 John 3:12 1 John 3:14 1 John 3:15 1 John 3:17 1 John 4:20 1 John 4:21 1 John 5:16 Jude 1:1 Revelation 1:9

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Genesis 4:2 Genesis 38:29 Numbers 27:13 2 Samuel 4:6 2 Chronicles 31:12 Matthew 5:24 Romans 16:23 Revelation 1:9

brother

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