Yavam (יבם) means brother in law in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
brother in law
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yavam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחי הבעל, בייחוד אם האחרון נפטר בלא שהביא ילדים.
The word Yavam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יָבָם
- Written without vowel points
- יבם
- Said
- yavam
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- יְבָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' יְבָמִים; יְבַם־, ר' יִבְמֵי־
- Gematria
- 52
This is how Yavam is said in other languages.
- English
- brother in law
These words mean nearly the same as Yavam.
- גיס
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yavam.
The word Yavam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שומרת יבם
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These words come before and after Yavam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yavam.
What does Yavam (יבם) mean in Hebrew?
Yavam (יבם) means brother in law. It is said yavam, with the stress on vam.
What is a synonym for Yavam (יבם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yavam (יבם) are גיס.
What rhymes with Yavam (יבם)?
Words that rhyme with Yavam (יבם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
Is Yavam (יבם) masculine or feminine?
The word Yavam (יבם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יְבָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יבם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.