Lexicon yabam: to perform the duty of a husband's brother Original Word: יָבַםPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: yabam Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-bam') Short Definition: brother NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origindenominative verb from yabamDefinitionto perform the duty of a husband's brother NASB Translationduty as a brother-in-law (1), husband's brother (2), perform the duty (2), perform your duty (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ יָבַם] verb denominative, only Pi`el do the duty of יָבָם to a brother's widow; Perfect וְיִבְּמָהּ consecutive Deuteronomy 25:5 and shall do a brother-in-law's office to her; Imperative יַבֵּם אֹתָהּ Genesis 38:8 (i.e. אֵשֶׁת אָחִיךָ va); Infinitive suffix לֹא אָבָה יַבְּמִי Deuteronomy 25:7 (on nominal suffix as object of infinitive, see Ges§ 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
Strong's perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry A primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from yabam; to marry a (deceased) brother's widow -- perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry. see HEBREW yabam |
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