Strong's Lexicon

H2992

H2992 — יָבַם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewyabamverbOccurrences: 3TWOT: 836

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2992
Word:	יָבַם
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	yabam
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	yaw-bam'
Meaning:	1. to marry a (deceased) brother's widow
KJV Renderings:	perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3409

[יָבַם] verb denominative, only

Pi`el do the duty of יָבָם to a brother's widow; Perfect וְיִבְּמָהּ consecutive Deut 25:5 and shall do a brother-in-law's office to her; Imperative יַבֵּם אֹתָהּ Gen 38:8 (i.e. אֵשֶׁת אָחִיךָ v^a); Infinitive suffix לֹא אָבָה יַבְּמִי Deut 25:7 (on nominal suffix as object of infinitive, see Ges^{«GKC:115»§ 115} R. 2 near the end).

יַבְנְאֵל, יַבְנֶה, יִבְנְיָה, יִבְנִיָּה see below בנה.

יַבֹּק see below בקק above

יְבֶרֶכְיָ֫הוּ see below ברך above

יִבְשָׂם see below בשׂם above

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

יבם (yah-vahm’)

Concordance entry

EHCC: her husband's brother shall ‘marg. or, -ם :25 Deu My husband's brother refuseth - 7 _—