Words

יָבַם H2992

Home gloss

do the brother-in-law's duty (piel)

Instead of (KJV / RSV)

marry / perform the duty of a brother-in-law

Note

The duty of Deut 25:5–10: the dead man's brother takes the widow so that a son stands on the dead man's name. See the note at 38:8

Rulings

10

Occurrences (1)

Genesis 38

• 38:8 And Judah said to Onan, "Come in to the woman of your brother, and do the brother-in-law's duty to her, and make stand seed for your brother."