Hebrew word study
יָבַם H2992
- Transliteration
- yâbam
- Pronunciation
- yaw-bam'
- KJV glosses
- perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry.
Lexical summary
to marry a (deceased) brother's widow
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to marry a (deceased) brother's widow
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information