- Original: יבם - Transliteration: Yabam - Phonetic: yaw-bawm' - Definition: 1. brother-in-law, husband's brother - Origin: from (the orig. of) H2992 - TWOT entry: 836a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From (the original of) H2992 ; a brother-in-law: - husband´sbrother. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • brother, 2 Deuteronomy 25:5; Deuteronomy 25:7