TBESH · H2993
יָבָם · ya.vam · brother-in-law
brother-in-law, husband's brother
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ya.vam H2993
יָבָם (ya.vam) means “brother-in-law” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
יָבָם Hebrew · H2993 2 tagged occurrences in 2 verses
Pronunciation guide: yaw-bawm' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from (the orig. of) H2992 (יָבַם); a brotherin-law
KJV glosses: husband's brother.
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How translators render H2993
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| her husbands brother | 1 |
| my husbands brother | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| her husbands brother | 1 |
| my husbands brother | 1 |
Verses containing H2993
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- Deuteronomy 25:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 25:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”
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