# יָבַם (yavam)

Israeli respelling: ya-vam. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2992. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

to marry a (deceased) brother's widow

King James renderings: perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yavam-h2992

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 38:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/38/8) — And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
- [Deuteronomy 25:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/25/5) — 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 husba…
- [Deuteronomy 25:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/25/7) — 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 br…