H2992 - יָבַם (yâbam)

H2992 יָבַם (yâbam) yaw-bam'

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

be brother-in-law

Strong's Definition

to marry a (deceased) brother's widow

Derivation: a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993 (יָבָם);

KJV Usage: perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry.

TWOT Reference: 836

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a brother-in-law

1a) the duty due to a brother who died childless - to marry his widow and have a son for his name

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G80 G1918 G4924

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) (Piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a brother-in-law 1a) the duty due to a brother who died childless - to marry his widow and have a son for his name

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יָבַם yâbam BDB Definition: 1) (Piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a brother-in-law 1a) the duty due to a brother who died childless to marry his widow and have a son for his name Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root of doubtful meaning Same Word by TWOT Number: 836 Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (3)

38:8

25:5 25:7

Genesis 38:8

Then Judah said to Onan, Sleep with... your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.

Deuteronomy 25:5

When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow... must not marry... outside [the family]. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.

Deuteronomy 25:7

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.