What does יְבֵמֶת mean in the Bible?
יְבֵמֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a sister-in-law".
Hebrew · H2994
יְבֵמֶת
A sister-in-law
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יְבֵמֶת H2994
What does יְבֵמֶת mean in the Bible?
יְבֵמֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a sister-in-law".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2994?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his brother’s widow (2), . . . (1), she (1), your sister-in-law (1).
Where does יְבֵמֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 25:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), Ruth (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It his brother’s widow 2× Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:9
. . . 1× Ruth 1:15
she 1× Deuteronomy 25:7
your sister-in-law 1× Ruth 1:15
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 25:7 יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ to his brother’s widow Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 25:7 יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ to she Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 25:9 יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ to his brother’s widow Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Ruth 1:15 יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ to your sister-in-law Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Ruth 1:15 יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ to . . . Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 25:7
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 3 Ruth 2
Source forms
יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ 1x yə·ḇim·tōw Deuteronomy 25:7
יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ 1x yə·ḇim·tōw Deuteronomy 25:7
יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ 1x yə·ḇim·tōw Deuteronomy 25:9
יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ 1x yə·ḇim·têḵ Ruth 1:15
יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ 1x yə·ḇim·têḵ Ruth 1:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 2x Ruth 1:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sister-in-law
Source Gloss
a sister-in-law
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a sister-in-law BDB: sister-in-law Usage: brother's wife, sister in law.
Word Origins
יְבֵמֶת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain