יבמה

Hebrew

Root
י־ב־ם (y-b-m)

Noun

יְבָמָה • (y'vamá) f (plural indefinite יְבָמוֹת, singular construct יְבֶמֶת־, plural construct יִבְמוֹת־, masculine counterpart יָבָם)

  1. (Jewish law) sister-in-law, brother's wife (who is usually a childless widow) or sometimes husband's brother's wife

Declension

Noun

יְבָמָהּ • (y'vamáh) m sg

  1. Singular form of יָבָם (yavám) with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor

Verb

יִבְּמָהּ • (yib'máh)

  1. defective spelling of ייבמה: third-person masculine singular past (suffix conjugation) of ייבם / יִבֵּם (yibém), with a third-person feminine singular pronoun suffixed as direct object
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