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Lexicon :: Strong's H2994 - yᵊḇēmeṯ

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יְבֵמֶת
Transliteration
yᵊḇēmeṯ
Pronunciation
yeb-ay'-meth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Participle of יִבֵּם (H2992)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 836b

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: יבמת.

Strong’s Definitions

יְבֵמֶת Yᵉbêmeth, yeb-ay'-meth; feminine participle of H2992; a sister-in-law:—brother's wife, sister in law.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2994 in the following manner: brother's wife (3x), sister in law (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2994 in the following manner: brother's wife (3x), sister in law (2x).

  1. sister-in-law, brother's wife, brother's widow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יְבֵמֶת Yᵉbêmeth, yeb-ay'-meth; feminine participle of H2992; a sister-in-law:—brother's wife, sister in law.
STRONGS H2994: Abbreviations
† [יְבֵ֫מֶת] noun feminine sister-in-law (Late Hebrew יְבָמָה, Targum יְבַמְתָּא, יְבִּימְתָּא; Syriac bdb038601) — only suffix יְבִמְתּו Deuteronomy 25:7 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 25:9 his brother's wife (widow), (compare Genesis 38:8) in levirate law; יְבִמְתֵּךְ Ruth 1:15 (twice in verse) thy husband's brother's wife.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:8

Deuteronomy

25:7; 25:9

Ruth

1:15

H2994

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2994 matches the Hebrew יְבֵמֶת (yᵊḇēmeṯ),
which occurs 5 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:7 - وَإِنْ أَبَى الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةَ أَخِيهِ، تَمْضِي الْمَرْأَةُ إِلَى بَوَّابَةِ شُيُوخِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَتَقُولُ: قَدْ رَفَضَ أَخُو زَوْجِي أَنْ يُخَلِّدَ اسْماً لأَخِيهِ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَقُومَ نَحْوِي بِوَاجِبِ أَخِي الزَّوْجِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:9 - تَتَقَدَّمُ امْرَأَةُ أَخِيهِ إِلَيْهِ عَلَى مَرْأَى مِنَ الشُّيُوخِ، وَتَخْلَعُ حِذَاءَهُ مِنْ رِجْلَيْهِ وَتَتْفُلُ فِي وَجْهِهِ قَائِلَةً: هَذَا مَا يَحْدُثُ لِمَنْ يَأْبَى أَنْ يَبْنِيَ بَيْتَ أَخِيهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:15 - فَقَالَتْ نُعْمِي لَهَا: «هَا سِلْفَتُكِ قَدْ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى قَوْمِهَا وَآلِهَتِهَا، فَافْعَلِي أَنْتِ مِثْلَهَا».
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