To fulfill the duty of producing an heir for one's brother
H2992
Hebrew
UBS
יָבַם
yâbamyaw-bam'
Verb
Definition
= action by which a man has intercourse with the wife of his deceased brother, if the brother did not have a son before he died ► to enable a descendance from that brother and perhaps to assure a family for the widow
Semantic Domains
Copulate
Etymology
a primitive root of doubtful meaning; used only as a denominative from H2993 (יָבָם);
KJV Translations
perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry
Occurrences3
Frequency Rank#4009