341 occurrences

'Brother' in the Bible

and now, cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;

Abel and CainHuman Blood ShedOther References To Mouths

'And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;

GuardiansCapital PunishmentResponsibility For Blood ShedDeath Penalty For KillingRelation Of Animals To ManAnimals Having A SoulThe RainbowPetsaccounting

As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:

Ancestors

And one who is escaping cometh and declareth to Abram the Hebrew, and he is dwelling among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner, and they are Abram's allies.

AlliancesAbraham, Characteristics OfAllegiancesOaksOthers Who FledTelling Of Happenings

And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he draweth out his trained domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and pursueth unto Dan.

SkillViolenceWarfare, Strategies InAbraham, Testing And VictoryBodyguardsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveBorn In One's HouseOvercoming Adversitytraining

and he bringeth back the whole of the substance, and also Lot his brother and his substance hath he brought back, and also the women and the people.

Restoring ThingsTaking Other People

hath not he himself said to me, She is my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He is my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'

MisrepresentationPlea Of Innocence

and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This is thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, say of me, He is my brother.'

LoyaltyTentsWanderers

and to Sarah he hath said, 'Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with.

CoveringSilverA Thousand ThingsMan VindicatesSpecific Sums Of MoneyPeople Giving Other Things

And it cometh to pass after these things that it is declared to Abraham, saying, 'Lo, Milcah hath borne, even she, sons to Nahor thy brother:

Abraham, Testing And Victory

Huz his first-born, and Buz his brother; and Kemuel father of Aram,

FirstbornFirstborn Sons

and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother;

Eight People

And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder,

Shouldersequipping, physicalWater ContainersWhile Still SpeakingCarrying Other Loads

And Rebekah hath a brother, and his name is Laban, and Laban runneth unto the man who is without, unto the fountain;

Individuals Running

and I bow, and do obeisance before Jehovah, and I bless Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath led me in the true way to receive the daughter of my lord's brother for his son.

Bowing Heads Before GodGod Has GuidedBlessed Be God!

and the servant taketh out vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and giveth to Rebekah; precious things also he hath given to her brother and to her mother.

Generosity, HumandowryBetrothalGoldMarriage, Customs ConcerningOrnamentsMarriage, The BrideCosmeticsPresentsPeople Giving ClothesJewelleryjewelry

and her brother saith -- her mother also -- 'Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterwards doth she go.'

Ten Or More DaysPeople Who Delayed

and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac is a son of sixty years in her bearing them.

HeelsGraspingPeople With Apt NamesTwin Brothers

and Rebekah hath spoken unto Jacob her son, saying, 'Lo, I have heard thy father speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying,

And Jacob saith unto Rebekah his mother, 'Lo, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man,

SkinSmoothnessHairy PeopleSmooth

And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him,

Hairy PeopleNot Recognising PeoplePeople Who Blessed Others

And it cometh to pass, as Isaac hath finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob is only just going out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother hath come in from his hunting;

Going Outside

and he saith, 'Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'

Injustice, Examples OfPeople BlessingThose Who Deceived

and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'

NecksRestlessnessYokesSubjectionServing IndividualsPeople Releasing Othersdominion

And the words of Esau her elder son are declared to Rebekah, and she sendeth and calleth for Jacob her younger son, and saith unto him, 'Lo, Esau thy brother is comforting himself in regard to thee -- to slay thee;

Attempting To Kill Specific PeopleTelling What People Said

and now, my son, hearken to my voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban my brother, to Haran,

Pay Attention To People!

rise, go to Padan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, thy mother's father, and take for thyself from thence a wife, of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother;

Marrying RelativesTaking A WifeFathers And Daughters

And Isaac sendeth away Jacob, and he goeth to Padan-Aram, unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, brother of Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau.

Jacob, Life And Character Of

and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

RollingPossessing Sheep

and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he is her father's brother, and that he is Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.

Running With NewsRelatives

And Laban saith to Jacob, 'Is it because thou art my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what is thy hire.'

Being FairNegotiationServants, Working Conditions OfWagesFree Of Charge

And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom,

Messengers Sent OutMessenger

And the messengers turn back unto Jacob, saying, 'We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him;'

Messengers Sent OutFour To Five HundredMeeting PeopleFour And Five Hundred

Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, less he come and have smitten me -- mother beside sons;

Rest, PhysicalKilling Whole FamiliesFear Of IndividualsPeople Attacking Their OwnMotherhood

And he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:

Grain OfferingStaying Temporarily

And he commandeth the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

AskingWho Is This?Where To?

And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,

BowingSevenSalutationsSeven TimesIn Front

And Esau saith, 'I have abundance, my brother, let it be to thyself that which thou hast.'

Not Receiving

And God saith unto Jacob, 'Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'

FugitivesAppearances Of God In OtCommemorationSpeech, DivineWorship, Places OfBuilding AltarsGod AppearingBethel The House Of GodLiving In The Land

and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel: for there had God been revealed unto him, in his fleeing from the face of his brother.

FugitivesBuilding AltarsGod AppearingAltars

And Esau taketh his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance which he hath acquired in the land of Canaan, and goeth into the country from the face of Jacob his brother;

Weights And Measures, DistancesPeople Parting

And Judah saith unto his brethren, 'What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

Hiding Sins

Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he is our brother -- our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.

CommerceSame Bone And Flesh

and Onan knoweth that the seed is not reckoned his; and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed it to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother;

Marriage, Restrictions ConcerningSemenNot GivingPeople With General KnowledgesexSeedsSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

And it cometh to pass as he draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out, and she saith, 'What! thou hast broken forth -- on thee is the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez;

The Act Of OpeningOpening The WombPeople With Apt Names

and afterwards hath his brother come out, on whose hand is the scarlet thread, and he calleth his name Zarah.

CordsRed Cords

and Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, 'Lest mischief meet him.'

PartialityFear Of Other Things

by this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this -- except by your young brother coming hither;

The Youngest Child

send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye, remain ye bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you: and if not -- Pharaoh liveth! surely ye are spies;'

PrisonersSpyingPeople Sending People

and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;' and they do so.

The Youngest Child

And they say one unto another, 'Verily we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

Guilty ConsciencesGuilt, Human Aspects OfAfflicted Saints, Examples OfFound GuiltyPeople Without MercyWhy It HappenedHuman Awareness Of Guilt

and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye are not spies, but ye are right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'

TradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

and he saith, 'My son doth not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.'

Bereavement, Experience OfGrave, TheLove, And The WorldUnhappinessParental LoveAfflicted To DeathGreySole SurvivorsDeath Of Unnamed Individuals

And Judah speaketh unto him, saying, 'The man protesting protested to us, saying, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you;

Not With People

if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,

Going Together

and if thou art not sending -- we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you.'

Not With People

And Israel saith, 'Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'

People Actually Doing Evil

and they say, 'The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

Asking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

'And take your brother, and rise, turn back unto the man;

Going Together

and God Almighty give to you mercies before the man, so that he hath sent to you your other brother and Benjamin; and I, when I am bereaved -- I am bereaved.'

God, Power OfBereavementPeople Showing MercyPeople Releasing Others

And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, 'Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, 'God favour thee, my son.'

CourteousnessDivine FavourSalutationsThe Youngest ChildSeeing PeopleMothers And Sons

And Joseph hasteth, for his bowels have been moved for his brother, and he seeketh to weep, and entereth the inner chamber, and weepeth there;

HousesPrivacySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfPartialityBowelsHasty ActionPrivate Rooms

My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?

Asking Particular Questions

and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.

Children, needs ofJacob, Life And Character OfPrejudiceSole SurvivorsDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsThose Who LovedExamples Of Love For Children

and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.

Not With People

and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man's face, and our young brother not with us.

Not With People

And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, 'I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

This Is MeIdentity

And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth which is speaking unto you;

This Is MeSeeing People

And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;

NecksSalutations

And his father refuseth, and saith, 'I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;'

The Youngest ChildPeople With General KnowledgeRules About Young People

And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Moses, and He saith, 'Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I have known that he speaketh well, and also, lo, he is coming out to meet thee; when he hath seen thee, then he hath rejoiced in his heart,

Balaams DonkeyHuman AffectionHeart, HumanAaron, CharacterMeeting PeopleGod Angry With IndividualsRejoicing In God's Works

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'See, I have given thee a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother is thy prophet;

Aaron, Ancestry And GenealogyAaron, PositionValidly Like GodIndividual ProphetsMen As Gods

thou -- thou dost speak all that I command thee, and Aaron thy brother doth speak unto Pharaoh, and he hath sent the sons of Israel out of his land.

Aaron, Position

And thou, bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from the midst of the sons of Israel, for his being priest to Me, even Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, sons of Aaron;

Leaders, SpiritualPriests, Function In Ot TimesPriests, Institution In Ot TimesServanthood, And Worship Of GodAaron, As High PriestMinisters, Description OfTypes Of Christ

And these are the garments which they make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and an upper robe, and an embroidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle; yea, they have made holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and for his sons, for his being priest to Me.

Aaron, As High PriestephodsHead coveringHigh Priest, In OtRobesDressPlaitingTurban And Caps

and thou hast clothed Aaron thy brother with them, and his sons with him, and hast anointed them, and hast consecrated their hand, and hast sanctified them, and they have been priests to Me.

Aaron, As High PriestAnointing With OilHoliness, Purpose OfOrdinationPriesthood, In OtConsecrationAnointing PriestsGod Appointing OthersMaking People HolyAnointing

and he saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Put each his sword by his thigh, pass over and turn back from gate to gate through the camp, and slay each his brother, and each his friend, and each his relation.'

Death penaltyComing To GatesKilling Brothers

and Moses saith, 'Consecrate your hand to-day to Jehovah, for a man is against his son, and against his brother, so as to bring on you to-day a blessing.'

Sanctification, Nature And BasisConsecrationGod Appointing OthersMay God Bless!

The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she is thine aunt.

Forbidden Sexual RelationshipsNakedness Uncovered

except for his relation who is near unto him -- for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.

Honouring Parents

'When thy brother becometh poor, and hath sold his possession, then hath his redeemer who is near unto him come, and he hath redeemed the sold thing of his brother;

Giving, Of Possessionsethics, socialPoverty, Remedies ForRedemption, In Everyday Life

'And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee;

Liberalityethics, socialGenerosity, HumanGenerosity, Used TowardsLove To Others Shown InStrangersPoor PeopleLoving Foreigners

thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;

Reverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

'And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;

Slavery, In OtPoor People

And when the hand of a sojourner or settler with thee attaineth riches, and thy brother with him hath become poor, and he hath been sold to a sojourner, a settler with thee, or to the root of the family of a sojourner,

Poor People

for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister -- he is not unclean for them at their death, for the separation of his God is on his head;

Love Between RelativesNot Honouring Parents

'Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.'

Disobedience, Examples OfAssembling IsraelProvision From RocksAddressing Someone

And Moses sendeth messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, 'Thus said thy brother Israel, Thou -- thou hast known all the travail which hath found us;

Messengers Sent OutMessengerHard TasksRulers Of EdomHardship

and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,

Gathered To One's People

and say, Jehovah commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the sons of Israel, and my lord hath been commanded by Jehovah to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.

Bible Theasaurus

Brother (439 instances)
Comrade (14 instances)
Kinsman (27 instances)
Match (10 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

φιλαδελφία 
Philadelphia 
Usage: 6

אח 
'ach 
Usage: 629

אח 
'ach (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

אחוה 
'achavah 
Usage: 1

דּד דּוד 
Dowd 
Usage: 61

יבם 
Yabam 
Usage: 3

יבם 
Yabam 
Usage: 2

יבמת 
Y@bemeth 
Usage: 5

ריע רע 
Rea` 
Usage: 187

G81
ἀδελφότης 
Adelphotes 
Usage: 2

ψευδάδελφος 
Pseudadelphos 
Usage: 2

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