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H2992 - יָבַם - yâbam - yaw-bam' - Perform the duty of a husband's brother

Original: יָבַם

Transliteration: yâbam

Phonetic: yaw-bam'

Short Definition: Perform the duty of a husband's brother

Original: יבם

Transliteration: yâbam

Phonetic: yaw-bam'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: a primitive root of doubtful meaning

TWOT entry: 836

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H2993, H2994

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