# יָבָם (yavam)

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

Strong’s H2993. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

a brotherin-law

King James renderings: husband's brother.

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

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yavam-h2993

## Occurrences

- [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…