Know the Word.

Hebrew word

yâbam

yaw-bam'

יָבַם

What it means

to marry a brothers widow

to marry a (deceased) brother's widow

Where it comes from

a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from yâbâm (יָבָם)

How the King James translates it

  • marry1

Every place it appears 1

Genesis38:8
yâbam (H2992) — Hebrew word meaning “to marry a brothers wido”