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