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# brother

noun (brother, brothers; old plural brethren)

«brother» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Meaning — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A brother is a boy or man who has the same parents as you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#m1)
2. A half-brother shares one parent; a stepbrother is the son of your stepparent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#m2)
3. A brother can be a close male friend or a member of a group, like a monk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#m3)

### In the lessons

a person in the story; ages, shares and comparisons; phrases «big brother», «little brother», «older brother», «brothers and sisters» (siblings), «brotherhood»

### Examples

- Her brother is 3 years older. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x1)
- She gave 4 candies to her brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x2)
- Tom has 2 brothers and 1 sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x3)
- Her brother has twice as many cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x4)
- My little brother is learning to walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x5)
- Do you have any brothers or sisters? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x6)
- My big brother walks me to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x7)
- The two brothers built a tree house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x8)
- My half-brother lives with his dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x9)
- The brothers shared the cake equally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x10)
- "Where are your brothers?" asked he. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/#x11)

### Note

A person; look at the comparison words around it. Trap: «Tom has 2 brothers» means the family has 3 boys (Tom counts too). Brothers and sisters together are «siblings».

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah brother means a sibling, but also a close relative or fellow Israelite. Many stories, like Cain and Abel and Joseph, are about brothers. In Chronicles a brother is often named in long lists of families, to say who belonged to whom.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the stories of brothers as lessons about jealousy and peace, and asks "Am I my brother's keeper?" as a question about everyone's duty to others. The rabbis found that the family lists in Chronicles show that every person's name and family mattered.

### Examples

- And again she bore his brother Abel. (Torah GEN.4.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brother/#x1)
- And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. (Torah GEN.4.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brother/#x2)
- take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man; (Torah GEN.43.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brother/#x3)
- Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri; (Writings 1CH.11.38, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brother/#x4)
- Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite; (Writings 1CH.11.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brother/#x5)
- The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. (Writings 1CH.24.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brother/#x6)

### Note

A person; look at the comparison words around it. Trap: «Tom has 2 brothers» means the family has 3 boys (Tom counts too). Brothers and sisters together are «siblings».

## Meaning

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «brother» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brother» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brother.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «brother» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brother/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brother» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/brother.html) on Mova free.