yabam <02992>
Mby yabam
| Pronunciation | : | yaw-bam' |
| Origin | : | a primitive root of doubtful meaning |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 836 |
| PrtSpch | : | v (verb) |
| In Hebrew | : | Mbyw 1, hmbyw 1, ymby 1 |
| In NET | : | perform the duty of a brother-in-law 2, fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law 1 |
| In AV | : | perform the duty of an husband's brother 2, marry 1 |
| Count | : | 3 |
| Definition | : |
1) (Piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a
brother-in-law
1a) the duty due to a brother who died childless - to marry his
widow and have a son for his name
a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from 2993; to marry a (deceased) brother's widow: KJV -- perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry. see HEBREW for 02993 |
| Related Greek | : | - |
