יבם

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יבם

noun יָבָם · yavám · יְבָמִים · יְבַם־ · יִבְמֵי־ · יְבָמָה

Jewish brother-in-law, husband's brother (usually of a childless widow) כִּי־יֵשְׁבוּ אַחִים יַחְדָּו וּמֵת אַחַד מֵהֶם וּבֵן אֵין־לוֹ לֹא־תִהְיֶה אֵשֶׁת־הַמֵּת הַחוּצָה לְאִישׁ זָר יְבָמָהּ יָבֹא עָלֶיהָ וּלְקָחָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וְיִבְּמָהּ׃

verb יִבֵּם · yibém

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of ייבם

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brother-in-law brother of one's husband

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {יבם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%91%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}