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yāvām יָבָם ‘brother-in-law’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yāvam יָבַם ‘be brother-in-law’
Roots: יבם

yāvām n, m
1) brother-in-law, husband's brother

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 25:7, 25:5

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