יָבָם

Strong’s Definition

a brotherin-law

Etymology & Derivation

from (the orig. of) H2992 (יָבַם);

KJV Usage

husband's brother.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.brother-in-law, husband's brother

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâbâm; Pronunciation: yaw-bawm'