What does יָתוֹם · ὀρφανός mean in the Bible?
יָתוֹם · ὀρφανός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a child without parental protection".
Hebrew · H3490, G3737
יָתוֹם
A bereaved person · orphan
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יָתוֹם H3490 a bereaved person
Pronunciation yātwōm
Orphan denoting child bereft of father; OT's paradigmatic figure of vulnerability requiring covenant protection
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ὀρφανός G3737 orphan
Pronunciation orphanós
Metaphorically extends to spiritual desolation or abandonment, not merely the literal loss of a father.
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What does יָתוֹם (yatom) mean in the Bible?
יָתוֹם · ὀρφανός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a child without parental protection".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3490, G3737?
H3490, G3737 is connected to 42 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a child without parental protection
Strong's H3490, G3737
Lexical occurrences 42 verses Source Gloss
a child without parental protection
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain