יָתוֹם
Transliteration
yāṯôm
Pronunciation
yaw-thome'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be lonely
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 934a

Strong’s Definitions

יָתוֹם yâthôwm, yaw-thome'; from an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person:—fatherless (child), orphan.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H3490 in the following manner: fatherless (38x), fatherless child (3x), orphans (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H3490 in the following manner: fatherless (38x), fatherless child (3x), orphans (1x).

  1. an orphan, fatherless

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָתוֹם yâthôwm, yaw-thome'; from an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person:—fatherless (child), orphan.
STRONGS H3490: Abbreviations
† יָתוֺם noun [masculine] orphan (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַתְמָא, ; Phoenician יתם; Arabic pupil, orphan) — יָתוֺם Exodus 22:21 + 29 times; plural יְתוֺמִים Exodus 22:23 + 8 times; suffix יְתֹמֶיךָ Jeremiah 49:11; יְתֹמָיו Isaiah 9:16; לִיתוֺמָיו Psalm 109:12; — orphan, i.e. fatherless (|| אַלְמָנָה) Exodus 22:23; Psalm 109:9; Lamentations 5:3 (|| אַין אָב); Job 24:9; Psalm 109:12; probably also Exodus 22:21; Deuteronomy 10:18; Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 16:11, 14; Deuteronomy 24:17, 19, 20, 21; Deuteronomy 26:12, 13; Deuteronomy 27:19; Psalm 94:6; Psalm 146:9; Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 22:3; Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5 (in all these, mentioned as helpless, exposed to injury, || אַלְמָנָה and גֵּר); similarly, || אַלְמָנָה Job 22:9; Job 24:3; Job 29:12; Job 31:17; Psalm 68:6; Isaiah 1:17, 23; Isaiah 9:16; Isaiah 10:2; Jeremiah 49:11; Ezekiel 22:7; without אלמנה Hosea 14:4; Job 6:27; Job 31:21; Psalm 10:14; Psalm 10:18; Proverbs 23:10; Jeremiah 5:28 (in no case clear that both parents are dead).
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References

Exodus

Exodus 22:21; Exodus 22:21; Exodus 22:23; Exodus 22:23

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 10:18; Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 16:14; Deuteronomy 24:17; Deuteronomy 24:19; Deuteronomy 24:20; Deuteronomy 24:21; Deuteronomy 26:12; Deuteronomy 26:13; Deuteronomy 27:19

Job

Job 6:27; Job 22:9; Job 24:3; Job 24:9; Job 29:12; Job 31:17; Job 31:21

Psalms

Psalms 10:14; Psalms 10:18; Psalms 68:6; Psalms 94:6; Psalms 109:9; Psalms 109:12; Psalms 109:12; Psalms 146:9

Proverbs

Proverbs 23:10

Isaiah

Isaiah 1:17; Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 9:16; Isaiah 9:16; Isaiah 10:2

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:28; Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 22:3; Jeremiah 49:11; Jeremiah 49:11

Lamentations

Lamentations 5:3

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 22:7

Hosea

Hosea 14:4

Zechariah

Zechariah 7:10

Malachi

Malachi 3:5