H2992Hebrewyabbēm
יָבַם
perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry.
4
Total Occurrences
2
Books
4
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1(piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a brother-in-law
- 2the duty due to a brother who died childlessto marry his widow and have a son for his name
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993 (יָבָם);
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: yâbam; Pronunciation: yaw-bam'