sister-in-law, brother's wife, brother's widow
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H2994 — יְבֵ֫מֶת
ye.ve.met · sister-in-law · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Deuteronomy 25:7 · יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ · יְבִמְתּ֨וֹBut 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 · יְבִמְתּ֣וֹhis 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 · יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ · יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”