King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H2992
Transliteration: yabam
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-bam')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to perform the duty of a husband's brother
Meaning: to perform the duty of a husband's brother
Word Summary
yabam: to perform the duty of a husband's brother
Original Word: יָבַםTransliteration: yabam
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-bam')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to perform the duty of a husband's brother
Meaning: to perform the duty of a husband's brother
Strong's Concordance
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2992. yabam
[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 אֹתָהּ יַבֵּם Genesis 38:8 (i.e. אָחִיךָ אֵשֶׁת va); Infinitive suffix יַבְּמִי אָבָה לֹא Deuteronomy 25:7 (on nominal suffix as object of infinitive, see Ges§ 115 R. 2 near the end).
יִבְנִיָּה יִבְנְיָה, יַבְנֶה, יַבְנְאֵל, see below בנה.
יַבֹּק see below בקק above
יְבֶרֶכְיָ֫הוּ see below ברך above
יִבְשָׂם see below בשׂם above