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H2992Hebrew

יָבַם

Definition and meaning

yabam (yaw-bam') v. 1. to marry a (deceased) brother's widow [a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993] KJV: perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry. Root(s): H2993

Tagged KJV passages

3 matching verses - 3.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Genesis 38:8

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

Matched English: marryDeuteronomy 25:5

If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

Matched English: brotherDeuteronomy 25:7

And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.

Matched English: brother