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
   • Tanach, Deuteronomy 25:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְאִם־לֹא יַחְפֹּץ הָאִישׁ לָקַחַת אֶת־יְבִמְתּוֹ וְעָלְתָה יְבִמְתּוֹ הַשַּׁעְרָה אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִים וְאָמְרָה מֵאֵן יְבָמִי לְהָקִים לְאָחִיו שֵׁם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אָבָה יַבְּמִי׃

     v'im-ló yakhpóts ha'ísh lakákhat 'et-y'vimtó v'al'tá y'vimtó hashá'ra 'el-haz'kením 'am'rá me'én y'vamí l'hakím l'akhív shém b'yisra'él ló 'avá yab'mí.
     wəʾim-lō yaḥpōṣ hāʾīš lāqáḥaṯ ʾeṯ-yəḇimtō wəʿāləṯā yəḇimtō haššáʿrā ʾel-hazzəqēnīm wəʾāmərā mēʾēn yəḇāmī ləhāqīm ləʾāḥīw šēm bəyiśrāʾēl lō ʾāḇā yabbəmī.

     And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say: ‘My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto me.’

Declension

Declension of יְבָמָה

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	יְבָמָה	first	יְבִמְתִּי		יְבִמְתֵּנוּ
	definite	הַיְּבָמָה	second	יְבִמְתְּךָ	יְבִמְתֵּךְ	יְבִמְתְּכֶם	יְבִמְתְּכֶן
	construct	יְבֶמֶת־	third	יְבִמְתּוֹ	יְבִמְתָּהּ	יְבִמְתָּם	יְבִמְתָּן
plural	indefinite	יְבָמוֹת	first	יבמותיי / יִבְמוֹתַי		יִבְמוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַיְּבָמוֹת	second	יִבְמוֹתֶיךָ	יבמותייך / יִבְמוֹתַיִךְ	יִבְמוֹתֵיכֶם	יִבְמוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	יִבְמוֹת־	third	יִבְמוֹתָיו	יִבְמוֹתֶיהָ	יִבְמוֹתָם	יִבְמוֹתָן

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