H2992 · יָבַם
yâbam · yaw-bam' · perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry
H2992 (yâbam, pronounced yaw-bam') is the Hebrew word יָבַם in Strong’s dictionary: to marry a (deceased) brother's widow. It appears 3 times in 3 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- יָבַם (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- yâbam
- Pronunciation
- yaw-bam'
- Derivation
- a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993 (יָבָם);
- Definition
- to marry a (deceased) brother's widow
- Rendered in the KJV
- perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
3 occurrences in 3 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “Perform your duty as her brother-in-law” ×1
- “and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her” ×1
- “to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me” ×1
By book
Genesis 1 · Deuteronomy 2
Verses
Related words
Numbers that share a root with H2992.