יָבַם
ya.vamVerbH2992
be brother-in-law
From: a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993 (יָבָם);
Short Definition
to marry a (deceased) brother's widow
Full Lexicon Entry
- (Piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a brother-in-law 1a) the duty due to a brother who died childless - to marry his widow and have a son for his name
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
3 timesAppears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Deuteronomy
2
Genesis
1
Key Passages
- Deuteronomy 25:5
- Deuteronomy 25:7
- Genesis 38:8
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