STRONGS NUMBER H2992


Word Summary
yabam: to perform the duty of a husband's brother
Original Word: יָבַם
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
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 יָבָםto a brother's widow; Perfect וְיִבְּמָהּ‎ consecutive Deuteronomy 25:5 and shall do a brother-in-law's office to her; Imperative אֹתָהּ יַבֵּםGenesis 38:8 (i.e. אָחִיךָ אֵשֶׁת‎ va); Infinitive suffix יַבְּמִי אָבָה לֹאDeuteronomy 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