What does גֵּר · יָתוֹם · אַלְמָנָה mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · יָתוֹם · אַלְמָנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "The sojourner and the fatherless and the widow — the covenant community's marginalized triad".
Hebrew · H1616, H3490, H490
הַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה
Properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner · a bereaved person · a widow ; also a desolate place
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גֵּרH1616properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner
Pronunciationgēr
Resident alien with limited rights; vulnerable person requiring legal protection and covenantal care
Open lexicon entry →יָתוֹםH3490a bereaved person
Pronunciationyātwōm
Orphan denoting child bereft of father; OT's paradigmatic figure of vulnerability requiring covenant protection
Open lexicon entry →אַלְמָנָהH490a widow ; also a desolate place
Pronunciationʾalĕmānāh
A widow embodies social vulnerability and desolation; the term extends metaphorically to abandoned, forsaken places
Open lexicon entry →What does הַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה (ha-ger ve-ha-yatom ve-ha-almanah) mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · יָתוֹם · אַלְמָנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "The sojourner and the fatherless and the widow — the covenant community's marginalized triad".
Full entry for הַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה (H1616, H3490, H490) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1616, H3490, H490?
H1616, H3490, H490 is connected to 190 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. The sojourner and the fatherless and the widow — the covenant community's marginalized triad
Strong'sH1616, H3490, H490
Lexical occurrences190 versesSource Gloss
The sojourner and the fatherless and the widow — the covenant community's marginalized triad
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה is built from this root: