יָבַם
yâbam(yaw-bam')
“to marry a (deceased) brother's widow”
3 occurrencesOld TestamentRare Word
Definition
From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)
Strong’s Definition
to marry a (deceased) brother's widow
Translated in KJV as
perform the duty of a husband's brothermarry.
Etymology
a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993 (יָבָם);
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