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Neighbor [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who lives near another. In large towns, a neighbor is one who lives within a few doors. In the country, a neighbor may live at a greater distance; and in new settlements, where the people are thinly scattered over the country, a neighbor may be distant several miles. Such is the use of the word in the United States.

2. One who lives in familiarity with another; a word of civility.

3. An intimate; a confidant.

4. A fellow being. Acts 7:1 .

5. One of the human race; any one that needs our help, or to whom we have an opportunity of doing good.

6. A country that is near.

Neighbor [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.

Neighbor [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.

2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.

3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.

Neighbor [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.

Neighbor [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.

2. To associate intimately with.

Neighbored [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Neighborhood [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A place near; vicinity; the adjoining district or any place not distant. He lives in my neighborhood

2. State of being near each other; as several states in a neighborhood

3. The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other. The fire alarmed all the neighborhood

Neighborhood [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity.

2. A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my neighborhood.

3. The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the neiborhood.

4. The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.

Neighboring [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Living or being near; as the neighboring inhabitants; neighboring countries or nations.

Neighboring [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations or countries.

Neighboring [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Neighborliness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

State or quality of being neighborly.

Neighborliness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being neighborly.

Neighborly [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Becoming a neighbor; kind; civil.

2. Judge if this be neighborly dealing.

3. Cultivating familiar intercourse; interchanging frequent visits; social. Friend, you are not neighborly

Neighborly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

With social civility; as, to live neighborly

Neighborly [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Apropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly.

Neighborly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a neigborly manner.

Neighborship [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

State of being neighbors. [Not in use.]

Neighborship [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The state of being neighbors.

Nearness Roget’s Thesaurus §197

N. nearness, proximity, propinquity, vicinity, vicinage, neighborhood, adjacency, contiguity, short distance, short step, short cut, earshot, close quarters, stone's throw, bow shot, gun shot, pistol shot, hair's breadth, span, purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, environs, alentours, suburbs, confines, banlieue, borderland, whereabouts, bystander, neighbor, borderer, approach, convergence 7c, 290, perihelion

V. be near, adjoin, hang about, trench on, border upon, verge upon, stand by, approximate, tread on the heels of, cling to, clasp, hug, huddle, hang upon the skirts of, hover over, burn, touch bring near, draw near, converge, crowd, place side by side

Adj. near, nigh, close at hand, near at hand, close, neighboring, bordering upon, contiguous, adjacent, adjoining, proximate, proximal, at hand, handy, near the mark, near run, home, intimate

Adv. near, nigh, hard by, fast by, close to, close upon, hard upon, at the point of, next door to, within reach, within call, within hearing, within earshot, within an ace of, but a step, not far from, at no great distance, on the verge of, on the brink of, on the skirts of, in the environs, at one's door, at one's feet, at one's elbow, at one's finger's end, at one's side, on the tip of one's tongue, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, in sight of, in presence of, at close quarters, cheek by jole, cheek by jowl, beside, alongside, side by side, tete-a-tete, in juxtaposition, yardarm to yardarm, at the heels of, on the confines of, at the threshold, bordering upon, verging to, in the way, about, hereabouts, thereabouts, roughly, in round numbers, approximately, approximatively, as good as, well-nigh

Friend Roget’s Thesaurus §890

N. friend, friend of one's bosom, alter ego, best friend, bosom friend, soulmate, fast friend, amicus, usque ad aras, fidus achates, persona grata, acquaintance, neighbor, next-door neighbor, casual acquaintance, nodding acquaintance, wellwisher, favorer, fautor, patron, mecaenas, tutelary saint, good genius, advocate, partisan, sympathizer, ally, friend in need, comrade, mate, companion, familiar, confrere, comrade, camarade, confidante, intimate, old crony, crony, chum, pal, buddy, bosom buddy, playfellow, playmate, childhood friend, bedfellow, bedmate, chamber fellow, associate, colleague, compeer, schoolmate, schoolfellow, classfellow, classman, classmate, roommate, fellow-man, stable companion, best man, maid of honor, matron of honor, compatriot, fellow countryman, countryman, shopmate, fellow-worker, shipmate, messmate, fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion, copartner, partner, senior partner, junior partner, arcades ambo pylades and orestes castor and pollux, nisus and euryalus, damon and pythias, par nobile fratrum, host, amphitryon, boniface, guest, visitor, protg

Phr. amici probantur rebus adversis, ohne bruder kann man leben nicht ohne freund, "best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness", conocidos muchos amigos pocos, "friend more divine than all divinities", vida sin amigo muerte sin testigo

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Exodus 3:22

But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”

Exodus 11:2

Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”

Exodus 12:4

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.

Exodus 20:16

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Exodus 20:17

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Exodus 21:14

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.

Exodus 21:35

And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.

Exodus 22:7

If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.

Exodus 22:8

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.

Exodus 22:9

For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.

Exodus 22:10

If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,

Exodus 22:11

Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.

Exodus 22:12

And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.

Exodus 22:14

And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.

Exodus 22:26

If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,

Exodus 32:27

And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”

Leviticus 6:2

If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor

Leviticus 18:20

Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

Leviticus 19:13

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.