יָבָם
yābām
husband’s brother
Strong's H2993NounHebrewTWOT 836a

יָבָם (yābām) is a Hebrew noun meaning husband’s brother. It appears 2 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2993).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 836a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 836a)husband’s brother; brother-in-law; husband's brother
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

יָבָם noun, masculine: husband’s brother

Strong's H2993 יָבָם: a brother-in-law
KJV:husband's brother.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 836: יָבַם yābam — do duty of; marry; perform the duty of a husband's brother

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 25:5

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