TBESH · H2994
יְבֵ֫מֶת · ye.ve.met · sister-in-law
sister-in-law, brother's wife, brother's widow
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ye.ve.met H2994
יְבֵ֫מֶת (ye.ve.met) means “sister-in-law” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
יְבֵ֫מֶת Hebrew · H2994 5 tagged occurrences in 3 verses
Pronunciation guide: yeb-ay'-meth Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
feminine participle of H2992 (יָבַם); a sister-in-law
KJV glosses: brother's wife, sister in law.
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How translators render H2994
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 |
|---|---|
| his brothers widow | 2 |
| she | 1 |
| your sister-in-law | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| behold thy sister in law | 1 |
| his brothers wife | 1 |
| then let his brothers wife | 1 |
| then shall his brothers wife | 1 |
| thy sister in law | 1 |
Verses containing H2994
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- Deuteronomy 25:7
· BSB · 2 occurrences
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.”
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 25:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”
Read word by word - Ruth 1:15
· BSB · 2 occurrences
“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”
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