יְבֵמֶת
yĕbēmet
sister-in-law
Strong's H2994NounHebrewTWOT 836b

יְבֵמֶת (yĕbēmet) is a Hebrew noun meaning sister-in-law. It appears 5 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2994).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 836b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 836b)sister-in-law; brother's wife, sister in law
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

יְבֵ֫מֶת noun, feminine: sister-in-law

Strong's H2994 יְבֵמֶת: a sister-in-law
KJV:brother's wife, sister in law.

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 25:7Ruth 1:15

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