Word Study · Strong's H2993 · Hebrew
יָבָם
yabam
yaw-bawm'
Strong's 1890 spelling: yâbâm
“a brotherin-law”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a brotherin-law
Rendered in the KJV as
husband's brother.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- יְבָמָהּ֙1
- יְבָמִ֜י1
How it is rendered · 2
- husband's brother her1
- husband's brother my1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
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- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 25:5יְבָמָהּ֙yevamahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularWhen brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.here: husband's brother her
- Deuteronomy 25:7יְבָמִ֜יyevaminoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBut if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”here: husband's brother my