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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יְבֵמֶתH2994
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 Ithis brother’s widow2×Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:9
. . .1×Ruth 1:15
she1×Deuteronomy 25:7
your sister-in-law1×Ruth 1:15
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 25:7יְבִמְתּ֑וֹtohis brother’s widowNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 25:7יְבִמְתּ֨וֹtosheNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 25:9יְבִמְתּ֣וֹtohis brother’s widowNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularRuth 1:15יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְtoyour sister-in-lawNoun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singularRuth 1:15יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃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 rowDeuteronomy 25:7
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
Deuteronomy3Ruth2
Source forms
יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ1xyə·ḇim·tōwDeuteronomy 25:7
יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ1xyə·ḇim·tōwDeuteronomy 25:7
יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ1xyə·ḇim·tōwDeuteronomy 25:9
יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ1xyə·ḇim·têḵRuth 1:15
יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃1xyə·ḇim·têḵRuth 1:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular3xDeuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular2xRuth 1:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sister-in-law
Source Gloss
a sister-in-law
Extended definitionSource: 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: