Hebrew - English Dictionary
H2992 - Brother
| Strong's No.: | H2992 |
| Hebrew: | יָבַם |
| Transliteration: | yâbam |
| Phonetic: | yaw-bam' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root of doubtful meaning |
| Bible Usage: | perform the duty of a husband´ s {brother} marry. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | used only as a denominative from H2993; to marry a (deceased) brother´ s widow |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. (Piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a brother-in-law a. the duty due to a brother who died childless - to marry his widow and have a son for his name |
| Bible References:
Brother |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
brother ( 2 )
marry ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.