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Strongs H2992

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יָבַם (yâbam) v (yaw-bam')
Source: a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993;
Meaning: to marry a (deceased) brother's widow
KJV: perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

[יָבַם] vb. denom., only Pi. do duty of יָבַם to a brother's widow {386}

Appears in a total of 3 verses:

GEN 38:8

OET-LV: 8 And_ Yəhūdāh _he/it_said to_ʼŌnān go into the_wife_of your(ms)_brother/kindred and_act_as_a_husband’s_brother_for DOM_her/it and_raise_up offspring for_your_of_brother.   (GEN_38:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then Yehudah said to Onan, “Go to your brother’s wife and perform your brotherly duty to her to produce children for your brother.” (GEN 38:8)

DEU 25:7

OET-LV: 7 And_if not he_will_desire the_man to_take/accept/receive DOM wife_of_his_brother’s and_she_will_go_up wife_of_his_brother’s to_the_gate to the_elders and_she_will_say he_has_refused brother_of_my_husband’s to_establish for_his_of_brother a_name in_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) not he_was_willing to_act_as_a_husband’s_brother_for_me.   (DEU_25:7)

OET-RV: 7 But if the dead man’s brother doesn’t want to marry the widow, she must go to the elders at the city gate and explain that her brother-in-law is refusing to do his duty to preserve the dead brother’s family name in Yisrael. (DEU 25:7)

DEU 25:5

OET-LV: 5 if/because brothers they_will_dwell together and_he_will_die one from_them and_a_son there_belongs_not to_him/it not the_wife_of she_will_belong of_the_dead_man to_the_outside to_a_man strange brother_of_her_husband’s he_will_go on/upon_it(f) and_he_will_take_her to_him/it to/for_(a)_woman and_he_will_act_as_a_husband’s_brother_for_her.   (DEU_25:5)

OET-RV: 5 If some brothers live on the same property and one of them dies without leaving a son, then the widow mustn’t marry outside of the family. Her brother-in-law must take her as a wife for himself and perform the duty of a brother-in-law. (DEU 25:5)

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