yibbum

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noun

levirate marriage

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounyibbum (uncountable)

alternative yibum

  1. Judaismuncountablelevirate marriage

Origin

  1. Hebrewייבום
  2. Englishyibbum

Borrowed from Hebrew ייבום.

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APA

yibbum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yibbum

MLA

“yibbum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yibbum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yibbum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yibbum.

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