H2994: יְבֵמֶת
Yᵉbêmeth · pronounced yeb-ay'-meth · “sister-in-law”
Definition
a sister-in-law
KJV translates it as: brother's wife, sister in law.
Word origin: feminine participle of H2992 (יָבַם);
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2994 is translated
- his ×3
- your ×2
Bible verses with H2994 (Yᵉbêmeth)
Yᵉbêmeth appears in 3 verses.
- 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 brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.
- 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 shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.
- 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.