יְבֵ֫מֶת
ye.ve.met
Hebrew H2994 Noun, feminine 5
occurrences in
3
verses
יְבֵ֫מֶת sister-in-law
sister-in-law, brother's wife, brother's widow
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Concordance 3 verses
- Deuteronomy 25:7 יְבִמְתּ֑וֹיְבִמְתּ֨וֹ
But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”
- Deuteronomy 25:9 יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ
his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”
- Ruth 1:15 יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְיְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃
“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”
