ye.ve.met denotes a woman identified through her husband’s brother, including a family relationship addressed by Naomi.

The attested use identifies a woman through her husband’s brother: in the Deuteronomy clauses she is the brother’s wife involved in the stated marriage obligation, while Ruth 1:15 applies the family designation to the woman Naomi says is returning to her people and gods.

1. Woman identified through her husband’s brother · dominant

   All three verses show the construct-form noun identifying a woman by a family relationship. In Deuteronomy 25:7 and Deuteronomy 25:9 the APB renders the clause with “his brother’s wife,” as she addresses the elders and then comes before the man; in Ruth 1:15 the APB calls the returning woman “your sister-in-law.”

   Deuteronomy 25:7Deuteronomy 25:9Ruth 1:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Deuteronomy clauses as “his brother’s wife” and Ruth 1:15 as “your sister-in-law.” These renderings confirm the family setting rather than establish separate lexical senses.