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H2994Hebrew

יְבֵמֶת

Definition and meaning

Ybemeth (yeb-ay'-meth) n-f. 1. a sister-in-law [feminine participle of H2992] KJV: brother's wife, sister in law. Root(s): H2992

Tagged KJV passages

3 matching verses - 5.0 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.

Deuteronomy 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: wife, wifeDeuteronomy 25:9

Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.

Matched English: wifeRuth 1:15

And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

Matched English: law, law