Hebrew

Brother-in-law

יָבָםStrong’s H2993

yavam (ya-vam)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yavam is the Hebrew word usually translated “husband s brother her” and “husband s brother my”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“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.”

Deuteronomy 25:5 KJV

Meaning

Brother-in-law, husband's brother

How it's translated

husband s brother her 1
husband s brother my 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Deuteronomy 2

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Explore in Scripture

Deuteronomy 25:7And 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.

Hebrew dictionary

יָבָם yavam · brother-in-law

brother-in-law, husband's brother

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.