# יְבֵמֶת (yevemet)

Israeli respelling: ye-ve-met. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2994. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

a sister-in-law

King James renderings: brother's wife, sister in law.

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

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yevemet-h2994

## Occurrences

- [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…
- [Deuteronomy 25:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/25/9) — Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and…
- [Ruth 1:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/1/15) — And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.