Yabam means “marry” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2992 — laos (“people”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2992 יָבַם (yabam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yabam (yaw-bam') v. 1. to marry a (deceased) brother's widow [a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include brother's and marry. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
yabam (yaw-bam') v. 1. to marry a (deceased) brother's widow [a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993] KJV: perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry. Root(s): H2993
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2992. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
be brother-in-law
Usage: 1) (Piel) to perform levirate marriage, perform the duty of a brother-in-law 1a) the duty due to a brother who died childless - to marry his widow and have a son for his name
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yabam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.
And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2992.
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.
And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2992, grouped by book.
Yabam (Strong's H2992) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "marry". yabam (yaw-bam') v. 1. to marry a (deceased) brother's widow [a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993]
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H2992 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2992 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as brother's and marry. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.