הַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה
Properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner · a bereaved person · a widow ; also a desolate place
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גֵּר H1616 properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner
יָתוֹם H3490 a bereaved person
אַלְמָנָה H490 a widow ; also a desolate place
What does הַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה (ha-ger ve-ha-yatom ve-ha-almanah) mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · יָתוֹם · אַלְמָנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "The sojourner and the fatherless and the widow — the covenant community's marginalized triad".
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