Lexical Definition

‎יָבָם‎ yâbâm (yaw-bawm') brother-in-law ^H:N-M
from (the orig. of) ‎יָבַם‎

husband's brother.

• a brotherin-law

1) brother-in-law, husband's brother

See Greek: ἀδελφός · ἀνήρ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎יָבָם‎] noun masculine husband's brother (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 ‎יַבְמָא‎; see Lag^{M ii. 78}) — only suffix ‎יְבֶמִי‎ Deut 25:7, ‎יְבָמָהּ‎ Deut 25:5, in law of levirate marriage (compare Gen 38:8 see also Dr^{Deut 25:5-10}).

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