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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NEIGHBOR, n.
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.
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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who lives (or is located) near another [syn: neighbor, neighbour]
2: a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" [syn: neighbor, neighbour] v
1: live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house" [syn: neighbor, neighbour]
2: be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India" [syn: neighbor, neighbour]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English n?ahgeb?r (akin to Old High German n?hgib?r); akin to Old English n?ah near and Old English geb?r dweller — more at nigh, boor Date: before 12th century 1. one living or located near another 2. fellow man II. adjective Date: 1530 being immediately adjoining or relatively near III. verb (neighbored; neighboring) Date: circa 1586 transitive verb to adjoin immediately or lie relatively near to intransitive verb 1. to live or be located as a neighbor 2. to associate in a neighborly way

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Neighbor Neigh"bor (n[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS. ne['a]hgeb[=u]r; ne['a]h nigh + geb[=u]r a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n[=a]hgib[=u]r. See Nigh, and Boor.] [Spelt also neighbour.] 1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off. --Chaucer. Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors. --Shak. 2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence. Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel. --Shak. 3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? --Luke x. 36. The gospel allows no such term as ``stranger;'' makes every man my neighbor. --South.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Neighbor Neigh"bor, a. Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. ``The neighbor cities.'' --Jer. l. 40. ``The neighbor room.'' --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

neighbor neigh"bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neighbored; p. pr. & vb. n Neighboring.] 1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to. Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore. --Sandys. 2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Neighbor Neigh"bor, v. i. To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.] A copse that neighbors by. --Shak.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

na'-ber (rea`, `amith, "friend," qarobh, shakhen; ho plesion, "near" geiton, (compare 2 Macc 6:8; 9:25), "inhabitant"; Latin proximus (2 Esdras 15:19), civis (2 Esdras 9:45; 10:2, the Revised Version margin "townman")):

1. As Described in the Old Testament:

In the Old Testament, the relationship of neighborhood involves moral and social obligations which are frequently emphasized. These are in the main described in negative rather than positive terms; e.g. there are special injunctions not to bear false witness against a neighbor (Ex 20:16; De 5:20; Pr 25:18), or in any way to deal falsely with him, defraud him, frame malicious devices or harbor evil thoughts against him (Ex 20:17; Le 6:2; 19:13; De 23:24 f; Ps 15:3; 101:5; Pr 24:28; Jer 22:13; Zec 8:17), or to lead him into shameful conduct (Hab 2:15), or to wrong him by lying carnally with his wife (Le 18:20). But the supreme law that underlies these negative injunctions is stated positively. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" (Le 19:18). In this verse the term "neighbor"is defined by the expression, "the children of my people." Here, and generally in the Old Testament, the term implies more than mere proximity; it means one related by the bond of nationality, a fellow-countryman, compatriot. Yahweh being regarded as a national God, there was no religious bond regulating the conduct of the Hebrews with other nations. Conduct which was prohibited between fellow-Jews was permitted toward a foreigner, e.g. the exaction of interest (De 23:19,20).

2. As Described in the New Testament:

In the New Testament, this limitation of moral obligation to fellow-countrymen is abolished. Christ gives a wider interpretation of the commandment in Le 19:18, so as to include in it those outside the tie of nation or kindred. This is definitely done in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lu 10:25-37), where, in answer to the question, "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus shows that the relationship is a moral, not a physical one, based not on kinship but on the opportunity and capacity for mutual help. The word represents, not so much a rigid fact, but an ideal which one may or may not realize (Lu 10:36, "Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved (literally, became, not was) neighbor," etc.). This larger connotation follows naturally as a corollary to the doctrine of the universal Fatherhood of God. The commandment to love one's neighbor as one's self must not be interpreted as if it implied that we are to hate our enemy (an inference which the jews were apt to make); human love should be like the Divine, impartial, having all men for its object (Mt 5:43 ). Love to one's fellow-men in this broad sense to be placed side by side with love to God as the essence and sum of human duty (Mt 22:35-40 parallel Mr 12:28-31). Christ's apostles follow His example in giving a central position to the injunction to love one's neighbor as one's self (Jas 2:8, where is is called the "royal law" i.e. the supreme or governing law; Ro 13:9; Ga 5:14).

D. Miall Edwards

Foolish Dictionary

One who knows more about your affairs than yourself.

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