Yabam

yaw-bam'
Parts of Speech Verb

Yabam Definition

  1. (Piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a brother-in-law
    1. the duty due to a brother who died childless - to marry his widow and have a son for his name
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
~by
Origin
a primitive root of doubtful meaning
Strong's Number
02992
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 836

KJV Word Usage

perform the duty of an husband's brother
2
marry
1
Total
3

KJV Verse Count

Total
3

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Yabam". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .