יָבַם
ya.vam
- be brother-in-law
- do duty of
- to
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: be brother-in-law
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
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: do duty of; to
Root √יבם: יבם (appar. √ of foll.; meaning dubious).
יָבַם יָבַם vb. denom Pi do duty of to . only.a brother's widow