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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2994. יְבֶ֫מֶת (yebemeth) -- Sister-in-law, specifically a brother's widow</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2994.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ruth/1-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2994.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2994</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2993.htm" title="2993">◄</a> 2994. yebemeth <a href="../hebrew/2995.htm" title="2995">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">yebemeth: Sister-in-law, specifically a brother's widow</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">יְבֵמֶת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Ybemeth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yeh-beh-meth<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yeb-ay'-meth)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sister-in-law, specifically a brother's widow<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a sister-in-law<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root יָבַם (yabam), which means "to perform the duty of a brother-in-law."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent concept is found in the term "ἐπιγαμβρεύω" (epigambreuo), which refers to marrying a brother's widow, as seen in the New Testament context of levirate marriage discussions (e.g., Matthew 22:24).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "yebemeth" refers to a brother's widow, particularly in the context of the levirate marriage law. This law required a man to marry his deceased brother's widow if the brother died without leaving a male heir, in order to produce offspring to carry on the deceased brother's name and inheritance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, the levirate marriage was a significant cultural practice. It was a means of preserving family lineage and property within the tribe. The practice is outlined in Deuteronomy 25:5-10, where the brother-in-law is expected to marry the widow to ensure the continuation of the deceased brother's family line. This practice also provided social and economic protection for the widow, who might otherwise be left without support.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/2993.htm">yabam</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sister-in-law<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>brother's wife (2), sister-in-law (2), wife (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">יְבֵ֫מֶת</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sister-in-law</b></font> (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">יְבָמָה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">יְבַמְתָּא</font>, <font class="hebrew2">יְבִּימְתָּא</font>; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb038601.gif">) — only suffix <font class="hebrew2">יְבִמְתּו</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25-7.htm">Deuteronomy 25:7</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25-9.htm">Deuteronomy 25:9</a> <em>his brother's wife (widow)</em>, (compare <a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-8.htm">Genesis 38:8</a>) in levirate law; <font class="hebrew2">יְבִמְתֵּךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ruth/1-15.htm">Ruth 1:15</a> (twice in verse) <em>thy husband's brother's wife.</em> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>brother's wife, sister in law <p>Feminine participle of <a href="/hebrew/2992.htm">yabam</a>; a sister-in-law -- brother's wife, sister in law. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2992.htm">yabam</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ יבמתו יבמתך יבמתך׃ yə·ḇim·têḵ yə·ḇim·tōw yəḇimtêḵ yəḇimtōw yevimTech yevimTo<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 25:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָקַ֖חַת אֶת־ <b> יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ </b> וְעָלְתָה֩ יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to take <span class="itali">his brother's</span> wife, then his brother's wife<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not to take <span class="itali">his brother's wife,</span> then let his brother's wife<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the man to take <span class="itali">his brother's</span> shall go wife<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 25:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ וְעָלְתָה֩ <b> יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ </b> הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his brother's <span class="itali">wife, then his brother's wife</span> shall go<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his brother's wife, <span class="itali">then let his brother's wife</span> go up<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his brother's shall go <span class="itali">wife</span> to the gate to<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/25-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 25:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה <b> יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ </b> אֵלָיו֮ לְעֵינֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> then his brother's <span class="itali">wife</span> shall come<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Then shall his brother's wife</span> come<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall come <span class="itali">wife</span> to him the sight<p><b><a href="/text/ruth/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ruth 1:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ruth/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִנֵּה֙ שָׁ֣בָה <b> יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ </b> אֶל־ עַמָּ֖הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ruth/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Behold, <span class="itali">your sister-in-law</span> has gone<br><a href="/kjvs/ruth/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And she said, <span class="itali">Behold, thy sister in law</span> is gone back<br><a href="/interlinear/ruth/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Behold has gone <span class="itali">your sister-in-law</span> to her people<p><b><a href="/text/ruth/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ruth 1:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ruth/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שׁ֖וּבִי אַחֲרֵ֥י <b> יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ruth/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> return after <span class="itali">your sister-in-law.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ruth/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> return thou after <span class="itali">thy sister in law.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ruth/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> back after <span class="itali">your sister-in-law</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2994.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2994.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2994<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/yevimtech_2994.htm">yə·ḇim·têḵ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yevimto_2994.htm">yə·ḇim·tōw — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div 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