יָבָם (yābām) is a Hebrew noun meaning husband’s brother. It appears 2 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2993).

Also rendered

• brother-in-law

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 836a)

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

• יְבֵמֶת yĕbēmet — sister-in-law
• יָבַם yābam — do duty of

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