STRONG’S HEBREW CONCORDANCE

H2992

יָבַם

yâbam · yaw-bam'

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Meaning and usage

Derivation: a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from ;

Definition: to marry a (deceased) brother's widow

KJV renderings: perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry.

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Every KJV occurrence of H2992

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Genesis 38:8

“marry”

יַבֵּ֣םHebrew piel imperative verb · second person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Deuteronomy 25:5

“husband’s brother”

יִבְּמָֽHebrew piel sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear

Dictionary: James Strong, public domain. Occurrences: KJV 2006 Strong’s word alignment. Greek forms and parsing: Maurice A. Robinson’s public-domain Textus Receptus morphology. Hebrew and Aramaic forms and parsing: Original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb (CC BY 4.0). Device pronunciation voices vary.