levir
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin lēvir.
Noun
levir (plural levirs)
- A husband's brother.
- 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 236:
- The tie between the childless widow and the levir exists automatically from the moment of widowhood. Thus a sexual relationship with anyone other than the levir would be adulterous, an offense punishable by the death penalty, according to Lev. 20:10 and Deut. 22:22.
Usage notes
- Used in reference to levirate marriages.
Anagrams
Verb
levir
- past infinitive of levar
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