יָבַם (yābam) is a Hebrew verb meaning do duty of. It appears 3 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2992).

Also rendered

• be brother-in-law

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 836)

Root family 836: יָבַם yābam — perform the duty of a brother-in-law

• יְבֵמֶת yĕbēmet — sister-in-law
• יָבָם yābām — husband’s brother

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