Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #3490 - יָתוֹם yathom (an orphan)


Original Word:יָתוֹם
Transliteration: yathom
Definition:an orphan
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:(yaw-thome')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fatherless child, orphan

From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person -- fatherless (child), orphan.


Englishman's Concordance

1) an orphan, fatherless
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to be lonely
Same Word by TWOT Number: 934a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָתוֺםnoun [masculine]orphan (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַתְמָא, ; Phoenician יתם; Arabic pupil, orphan) — יָתוֺםExodus 22:21 29t.; plural יְתוֺמִיםExodus 22:23 8t.; suffix יְתֹמֶיךָJeremiah 49:11; יְתֹמָיוIsaiah 9:16; לִיתוֺמָיוPsalm 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, "" אַלְמָנָהJob 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 אלמנהHosea 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).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 3490. יָתוֹם (yathom) — 42 Occurrences

Exodus 22:22
HEB:כָּל־ אַלְמָנָ֥ה וְיָת֖וֹם לֹ֥א תְעַנּֽוּן׃
NAS: any widow or orphan.
KJV: any widow, or fatherless child.
INT: any widow orphan shall not afflict

Exodus 22:24
HEB:אַלְמָנ֔וֹת וּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם יְתֹמִֽים׃ פ
NAS: widows and your children fatherless.
KJV: and your children fatherless.
INT: widows and your children fatherless

Deuteronomy 10:18
HEB:עֹשֶׂ֛ה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט יָת֖וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה וְאֹהֵ֣ב
NAS: justice for the orphan and the widow,
KJV: the judgment of the fatherless and widow,
INT: executes justice the orphan and the widow and shows

Deuteronomy 14:29
HEB:עִמָּ֗ךְ וְ֠הַגֵּר וְהַיָּת֤וֹם וְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow
KJV: with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow,
INT: among and the alien the orphan and the widow who

Deuteronomy 16:11
HEB:בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ וְהַגֵּ֛ר וְהַיָּת֥וֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: and the stranger and the orphan and the widow
KJV: and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow,
INT: your town and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who

Deuteronomy 16:14
HEB:וְהַלֵּוִ֗י וְהַגֵּ֛ר וְהַיָּת֥וֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: and the stranger and the orphan and the widow
KJV: the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow,
INT: and the Levite and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who

Deuteronomy 24:17
HEB:מִשְׁפַּ֖ט גֵּ֣ר יָת֑וֹם וְלֹ֣א תַחֲבֹ֔ל
NAS: due an alien [or] an orphan, nor
KJV: of the stranger, [nor] of the fatherless; nor take
INT: the justice an alien an orphan nor take

Deuteronomy 24:19
HEB:לְקַחְתּ֔וֹ לַגֵּ֛ר לַיָּת֥וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֑ה
NAS: it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow,
KJV: it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow:
INT: to get the alien the orphan the widow become

Deuteronomy 24:20
HEB:אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ לַגֵּ֛ר לַיָּת֥וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה יִהְיֶֽה׃
NAS: it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.
KJV: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
INT: again the alien the orphan the widow become

Deuteronomy 24:21
HEB:אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ לַגֵּ֛ר לַיָּת֥וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה יִהְיֶֽה׃
NAS: it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.
KJV: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
INT: again the alien the orphan the widow become

Deuteronomy 26:12
HEB:לַלֵּוִ֗י לַגֵּר֙ לַיָּת֣וֹם וְלָֽאַלְמָנָ֔ה וְאָכְל֥וּ
NAS: to the stranger, to the orphan and to the widow,
KJV: the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow,
INT: to the Levite to the stranger to the orphan the widow may eat

Deuteronomy 26:13
HEB:לַלֵּוִי֙ וְלַגֵּר֙ לַיָּת֣וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֔ה כְּכָל־
NAS: and the alien, the orphan and the widow,
KJV: and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow,
INT: to the Levite and the alien the orphan and the widow to all

Deuteronomy 27:19
HEB:מִשְׁפַּ֥ט גֵּר־ יָת֖וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה וְאָמַ֥ר
NAS: due an alien, orphan, and widow.'
KJV: of the stranger, fatherless, and widow.
INT: the justice an alien orphan and widow shall say

Job 6:27
HEB: יָת֥וֹם תַּפִּ֑ילוּ וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ
NAS: cast [lots] for the orphans And barter
KJV: Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig
INT:the orphans cast dig

Job 22:9
HEB:רֵיקָ֑ם וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא׃
NAS: And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
KJV: and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
INT: empty and the strength of the orphans has been crushed

Job 24:3
HEB: חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ
NAS: the donkeys of the orphans; They take
KJV: the ass of the fatherless, they take
INT: the donkeys of the orphans drive take

Job 24:9
HEB:יִ֭גְזְלוּ מִשֹּׁ֣ד יָת֑וֹם וְֽעַל־ עָנִ֥י
NAS: Others snatch the orphan from the breast,
KJV: They pluck the fatherless from the breast,
INT: snatch the breast the orphan sucking child the poor

Job 29:12
HEB:עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָת֗וֹם וְֽלֹא־ עֹזֵ֥ר
NAS: who cried for help, And the orphan who had no
KJV: that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help
INT: the poor cried and the orphan had no helper

Job 31:17
HEB:וְלֹא־ אָכַ֖ל יָת֣וֹם מִמֶּֽנָּה׃
NAS: alone, And the orphan has not shared
KJV: my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten
INT: Or have eaten and the orphan at

Job 31:21
HEB:הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל־ יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־
NAS: against the orphan, Because
KJV: my hand against the fatherless, when I saw
INT: have lifted against the orphan my hand Because

Psalm 10:14
HEB:יַעֲזֹ֣ב חֵלֶ֑כָה יָ֝ת֗וֹם אַתָּ֤ה ׀ הָיִ֬יתָ
NAS: the helper of the orphan.
KJV: himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
INT: commits the unfortunate of the orphan You have been

Psalm 10:18
HEB: לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יָת֗וֹם וָ֫דָ֥ךְ בַּל־
NAS: To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
KJV: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,
INT: to vindicate the orphan and the oppressed will no

Psalm 68:5
HEB: אֲבִ֣י יְ֭תוֹמִים וְדַיַּ֣ן אַלְמָנ֑וֹת
NAS: A father of the fatherless and a judge
KJV: A father of the fatherless, and a judge
INT: A father of the fatherless judge the widows

Psalm 82:3
HEB:שִׁפְטוּ־ דַ֥ל וְיָת֑וֹם עָנִ֖י וָרָ֣שׁ
NAS: the weak and fatherless; Do justice
KJV: the poor and fatherless: do justice
INT: Vindicate the weak and fatherless to the afflicted and destitute

Psalm 94:6
HEB:וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃
NAS: And murder the orphans.
KJV: and murder the fatherless.
INT: and the stranger slay the orphans and murder

Psalm 109:9
HEB:יִֽהְיוּ־ בָנָ֥יו יְתוֹמִ֑ים וְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָֽה׃
NAS: Let his children be fatherless And his wife
KJV: Let his children be fatherless, and his wife
INT: Let his children be fatherless and his wife A widow

Psalm 109:12
HEB:יְהִ֥י ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃
NAS: any to be gracious to his fatherless children.
KJV: unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
INT: become to be gracious to his fatherless

Psalm 146:9
HEB:אֶת־ גֵּרִ֗ים יָת֣וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֣ה יְעוֹדֵ֑ד
NAS: He supports the fatherless and the widow,
KJV: he relieveth the fatherless and widow:
INT: protects the strangers the fatherless and the widow supports

Proverbs 23:10
HEB:עוֹלָ֑ם וּבִשְׂדֵ֥י יְ֝תוֹמִ֗ים אַל־ תָּבֹֽא׃
NAS: into the fields of the fatherless,
KJV: not into the fields of the fatherless:
INT: the ancient the fields of the fatherless not go

Isaiah 1:17
HEB:חָמ֑וֹץ שִׁפְט֣וּ יָת֔וֹם רִ֖יבוּ אַלְמָנָֽה׃
NAS: Defend the orphan, Plead
KJV: judge the fatherless, plead
INT: the ruthless Defend the orphan Plead the widow

Isaiah 1:23
HEB:וְרֹדֵ֖ף שַׁלְמֹנִ֑ים יָתוֹם֙ לֹ֣א יִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּ
NAS: They do not defend the orphan, Nor
KJV: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause
INT: and chases rewards the orphan Nor defend

Isaiah 9:17
HEB:אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֶת־ יְתֹמָ֤יו וְאֶת־ אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙
NAS: does He have pity on their orphans or their widows;
KJV: neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows:
INT: take the Lord their orphans their widows Nor

Isaiah 10:2
HEB:שְׁלָלָ֔ם וְאֶת־ יְתוֹמִ֖ים יָבֹֽזּוּ׃
NAS: And that they may plunder the orphans.
KJV: and [that] they may rob the fatherless!
INT: widows may be their spoil the orphans may plunder

Jeremiah 5:28
HEB:דָ֔נוּ דִּ֥ין יָת֖וֹם וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּ וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט
NAS: The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;
KJV: not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper;
INT: plead the cause of the orphan may prosper the rights

Jeremiah 7:6
HEB: גֵּ֣ר יָת֤וֹם וְאַלְמָנָה֙ לֹ֣א
NAS: the alien, the orphan, or the widow,
KJV: not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow,
INT: the alien the orphan the widow nor

Jeremiah 22:3
HEB:עָשׁ֑וֹק וְגֵר֩ יָת֨וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה אַל־
NAS: to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow;
KJV: to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow,
INT: of oppressor to the stranger the orphan the widow nay

Jeremiah 49:11
HEB: עָזְבָ֥ה יְתֹמֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֣י אֲחַיֶּ֑ה
NAS: Leave your orphans behind,
KJV: Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve [them] alive;
INT: Leave your orphans I will keep

Lamentations 5:3
HEB: יְתוֹמִ֤ים הָיִ֙ינוּ֙ [אֵין
NAS: We have become orphans without
KJV:We are orphans and fatherless,
INT:orphans have become else

Ezekiel 22:7
HEB:בַעֹ֖שֶׁק בְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְ יָת֥וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֖ה ה֥וֹנוּ
NAS: in your midst; the fatherless and the widow
KJV: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
INT: oppression your midst the fatherless and the widow have wronged

Hosea 14:3
HEB:בְּךָ֖ יְרֻחַ֥ם יָתֽוֹם׃
NAS: of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.
KJV: [Ye are] our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
INT: after finds the orphan

Zechariah 7:10
HEB: וְאַלְמָנָ֧ה וְיָת֛וֹם גֵּ֥ר וְעָנִ֖י
NAS: the widow or the orphan, the stranger
KJV: not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger,
INT: the widow the orphan the stranger the poor

Malachi 3:5
HEB:שָׂ֠כִיר אַלְמָנָ֨ה וְיָת֤וֹם וּמַטֵּי־ גֵר֙
NAS: the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside
KJV: the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside
INT: the wage the widow and the orphan turn the alien

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