HebrewH2994Noun (Feminine)

יְבֵ֫מֶת

ye.ve.met

3Occurrences
H2994Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a sister-in-law

feminine participle of H2992 (יָבַם);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
sister-in-law, brother's wife, brother's widow

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

יְבֵ֫מֶת appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Deuteronomy
2
Ruth
1

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 25:7BSB

But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”

Deuteronomy 25:9BSB

his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”

Ruth 1:15BSB

“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”

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