H2992

יָבַם

ya.vamH:V

be brother-in-law

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[יָבַם] verb denominative, only Pi`el do the duty of יָבָם to a brother's widow; Perfect וְיִבְּמָהּ consecutive Deut 25:5 and shall do a brother-in-law's office to her; Imperative יַבֵּם אֹתָהּ Gen 38:8 (i.e. אֵשֶׁת אָחִיךָ va); Infinitive suffix לֹא אָבָה יַבְּמִי Deut 25:7 (on nominal suffix as object of infinitive, see Ges«GKC:115»§ 115 R. 2 near the end).


יַבְנְאֵל, יַבְנֶה, יִבְנְיָה, יִבְנִיָּה see below בנה.


יַבֹּק see below בקק above


יְבֶרֶכְיָ֫הוּ see below ברך above


יִבְשָׂם see below בשׂם above


3 occurrences

Genesis (1), Deuteronomy (2)