Hebrew · H3490

יָתוֹם

A bereaved person

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יָתוֹםH3490

Pronunciationyātwōm

What does יָתוֹם (yātwōm) mean in the Bible?

יָתוֹם (yātwōm): Orphan denoting child bereft of father; OT's paradigmatic figure of vulnerability requiring covenant protection

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What does יָתוֹם (yātwōm) mean in the Bible?

יָתוֹם (yātwōm): Orphan denoting child bereft of father; OT's paradigmatic figure of vulnerability requiring covenant protection

How does the BSB render H3490?

The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the fatherless (18), of the fatherless (6), and fatherless (2), or the fatherless (2), orphans (2).

Where does יָתוֹם (yātwōm) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 22:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (11), Psalms (8), Job (7), Isaiah (4).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

the fatherless18×Deuteronomy 14:29, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14, Deuteronomy 24:19

of the fatherless6×Job 22:9, Job 24:3, Psalms 10:14, Psalms 68:5

and fatherless2×Psalms 82:3, Malachi 3:5

or the fatherless2×Deuteronomy 24:17, Zechariah 7:10

orphans2×Isaiah 10:2, Lamentations 5:3

[and] the fatherless1×Jeremiah 7:6

[will be] fatherless1×Exodus 22:24

and the fatherless1×Job 29:12

fatherless1×Psalms 109:9

for an orphan1×Job 6:27

for the fatherless1×Deuteronomy 10:18

his fatherless children1×Psalms 109:12

on their fatherless1×Isaiah 9:17

or orphan1×Exodus 22:22

The fatherless infant1×Job 24:9

with the fatherless1×Job 31:17

your orphans1×Jeremiah 49:11

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First aligned rowExodus 22:22

Aligned rows42

Books represented12

Exodus2Deuteronomy11Job7Psalms8Proverbs1Isaiah4Jeremiah4Lamentations1Ezekiel1Hosea1Zechariah1Malachi1

Source forms

יָת֖וֹם3xyā·ṯō·wmDeuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 27:19, Jeremiah 5:28

יָת֣וֹם3xyā·ṯō·wmJob 31:17, Job 31:21, Psalms 146:9

לַיָּת֥וֹם3xlay·yā·ṯō·wmDeuteronomy 24:19, Deuteronomy 24:20, Deuteronomy 24:21

וְהַיָּת֥וֹם2xwə·hay·yā·ṯō·wmDeuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14

יָת֑וֹם2xyā·ṯō·wmDeuteronomy 24:17, Job 24:9

יָת֥וֹם2xyā·ṯō·wmJob 6:27, Ezekiel 22:7

לַיָּת֣וֹם2xlay·yā·ṯō·wmDeuteronomy 26:12, Deuteronomy 26:13

וְהַיָּת֤וֹם1xwə·hay·yā·ṯō·wmDeuteronomy 14:29

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular17xDeuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 24:17, Deuteronomy 27:19, Job 6:27

Noun - masculine plural8xExodus 22:24, Job 22:9, Job 24:3, Psalms 68:5

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular5xExodus 22:22, Job 29:12, Psalms 82:3, Zechariah 7:10

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular5xDeuteronomy 24:19, Deuteronomy 24:20, Deuteronomy 24:21, Deuteronomy 26:12

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular3xDeuteronomy 14:29, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xPsalms 94:6

Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xJeremiah 49:11

Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 9:17

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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יָתוֹם

What does יָתוֹם (yātwōm) mean in the Bible?

What does יָתוֹם (yātwōm) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3490?

Where does יָתוֹם (yātwōm) appear in Scripture?

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