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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 - “But if the man refuses to marry his brother’s widow, she must go to the town gate and say to the elders assembled there, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel—he refuses to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law by marrying me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:9 - the widow must walk over to him in the presence of the elders, pull his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she must declare, ‘This is what happens to a man who refuses to provide his brother with children.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:15 - “Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do the same.”
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