Strong H2993יָבָם
brother-in-law
- Transliteration
- yâbâm
- Pronunciation
- yaw-bawm'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From (the original of) H2992; a brother-in-law: - husband´ sbrother.
Detailed definition
brother-in-law, husband's brother
In the Bible
Strong H2993 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- brother2
First verses
- Deuteronomy 25:5If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.
- Deuteronomy 25:7And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.