Levir (hebr.), des Mannes Bruder; daher Levirathsehe, bei den Juden u. anderen alten orientalischen Völkern, die Vermählung eines Mannes mit der Wittwe seines kinderlos verstorbenen Bruders; darüber, sowie über die Verweigerung dieser Ehe (Chaliza, Ausschuhung), s.u. Ehe II. A); vgl. Benary, De Hebraeorum leviratu, Berl. 1835; Redslob, Über die Levirathsehe bei den Hebräern, Lpz. 1836.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
LEVIR — quasi laevus Vir, vel lavir, ex Gr. Λαὴρ, mariti frater. Huic apud Israelitas, imperatum coniugium, ob prolem pristino marito suscitandam; visitur in Lege sacra, Deut. c. 25. v. 5. Si habitamibus fratribus pariter moriatur et primus ex eis, cui… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Levir — Le vir (l[=e] v[ e]r), n. [L.] A husband s brother; used in reference to levirate marriages. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Levir — Levir, lat., des Mannes Bruder … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
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levir — /liyvar/levar/ In Roman law, a husband s brother; a wife s brother in law … Black's law dictionary
levir — /liyvar/levar/ In Roman law, a husband s brother; a wife s brother in law … Black's law dictionary
levir — … Useful english dictionary
LEVIRATE MARRIAGE AND ḤALIẒAḤ. — Definition Levirate marriage (Heb. יִבּוּם; yibbum) is the marriage between a widow whose husband died without offspring (the yevamah) and the brother of the deceased (the yavam or levir), as prescribed in Deuteronomy 25:5–6: „ If brethren dwell… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
VIDUA Fratris — Maritô sine liberis exstinctô, Leviro, apud Hebraeos, ducenda erat, ex lege sacra, Deuter. c. 25. v. 5. quâ temperatur interdictum de Fratria ducenda, quod habetur inter Leges, de Incestu, Levit. c. 18. v. 16. Si habitaverint fratres simul, et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
lévirat — [ levira ] n. m. • 1672; du lat. levir « beau frère » ♦ Hist. relig. Obligation que la loi de Moïse imposait au frère d un défunt d épouser la veuve sans enfants de celui ci. ● lévirat nom masculin (latin levir, beau frère) Dans certaines… … Encyclopédie Universelle
