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Lexicon :: Strong's H3490 - yāṯôm

Strong's

Red Letter

יָתוֹם

Transliteration

yāṯôm

Pronunciation

yaw-thome'

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Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From an unused root meaning to be lonely

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 934a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

יָתוֹם yâthôwm, yaw-thome'; from an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person:—fatherless (child), orphan.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H3490 in the following manner: fatherless (38x), fatherless child (3x), orphans (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H3490 in the following manner: fatherless (38x), fatherless child (3x), orphans (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

an orphan, fatherless

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

יָתוֹם yâthôwm, yaw-thome'; from an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person:—fatherless (child), orphan.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3490: Abbreviations

† יָתוֺם noun [masculine] orphan (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַתְמָא, bdb045011

; Phoenician יתם; Arabic bdb045012

pupil, orphan) — יָתוֺם Exodus 22:21 + 29 times; plural יְתוֺמִים Exodus 22:23 + 8 times; suffix יְתֹמֶיךָ Jeremiah 49:11; יְתֹמָיו Isaiah 9:16; לִיתוֺמָיו Psalm 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, || אַלְמָנָה Job 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 אלמנה Hosea 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).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

22:21; 22:21; 22:23; 22:23

Deuteronomy

10:18; 14:29; 16:11; 16:14; 24:17; 24:19; 24:20; 24:21; 26:12; 26:13; 27:19

Job

6:27; 22:9; 24:3; 24:9; 29:12; 31:17; 31:21

Psalms

10:14; 10:18; 68:6; 94:6; 109:9; 109:12; 109:12; 146:9

Proverbs

23:10

Isaiah

1:17; 1:23; 9:16; 9:16; 10:2

Jeremiah

5:28; 7:6; 22:3; 49:11; 49:11

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Hosea

Zechariah

Malachi

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Strong's Number H3490 matches the Hebrew יָתוֹם (yāṯôm),
which occurs 42 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Exo 22:22 - Ye shall^H6031^➔ not^H3808 afflict^➔^H6031 any^H3605 widow,^H490 or fatherless child.^H3490

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Exo 22:24 - And^H2734^➔ my wrath^H639 shall wax hot,^➔^H2734 and I will kill^H2026 you^H853 with the sword;^H2719 and^H1961^➔ your wives^H802 shall be^➔^H1961 widows,^H490 and your children^H1121 fatherless.^H3490

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Deu 10:18 - He doth execute^H6213 the judgment^H4941 of the fatherless^H3490 and widow,^H490 and loveth^H157 the stranger,^H1616 in giving^H5414 him food^H3899 and raiment.^H8071

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Deu 14:29 - And^H935^➔ the Levite,^H3881 (because^H3588 he hath no^H369 part^H2506 nor inheritance^H5159 with thee,)^H5973 and the stranger,^H1616 and the fatherless,^H3490 and the widow,^H490 which^H834 are within thy gates,^H8179 shall come,^➔^H935 and shall eat^H398 and be satisfied;^H7646 that^H4616 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 may bless thee^H1288 in all^H3605 the work^H4639 of thine hand^H3027 which^H834 thou doest.^H6213

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Deu 16:11 - And thou shalt rejoice^H8055 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God,^H430 thou,^H859 and thy son,^H1121 and thy daughter,^H1323 and thy manservant,^H5650 and thy maidservant,^H519 and the Levite^H3881 that^H834 is within thy gates,^H8179 and the stranger,^H1616 and the fatherless,^H3490 and the widow,^H490 that^H834 are among you,^H7130 in the place^H4725 which^H834 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath chosen^H977 to place^H7931 his name^H8034 there.^H8033

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Deu 16:14 - And thou shalt rejoice^H8055 in thy feast,^H2282 thou,^H859 and thy son,^H1121 and thy daughter,^H1323 and thy manservant,^H5650 and thy maidservant,^H519 and the Levite,^H3881 the stranger,^H1616 and the fatherless,^H3490 and the widow,^H490 that^H834 are within thy gates.^H8179

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Deu 24:17 - Thou shalt^H5186^➔ not^H3808 pervert^➔^H5186 the judgment^H4941 of the stranger,^H1616 nor of the fatherless;^H3490 nor^H3808 take^H2254^➔ a widow's^H490 raiment^H899 to pledge:^➔^H2254

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Deu 24:19 - When^H3588 thou cuttest down^H7114 thine harvest^H7105 in thy field,^H7704 and hast forgot^H7911 a sheaf^H6016 in the field,^H7704 thou shalt^H7725^➔ not^H3808 go again^➔^H7725 to fetch it:^H3947 it shall be^H1961 for the stranger,^H1616 for the fatherless,^H3490 and for the widow:^H490 that^H4616 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 may bless thee^H1288 in all^H3605 the work^H4639 of thine hands.^H3027

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Deu 24:20 - When^H3588 thou beatest^H2251 thine olive tree,^H2132 thou shalt^H6286^➔ not^H3808 go over the boughs^➔^H6286 again:^H310 it shall be^H1961 for the stranger,^H1616 for the fatherless,^H3490 and for the widow.^H490

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Deu 24:21 - When^H3588 thou gatherest^H1219 the grapes of thy vineyard,^H3754 thou shalt^H5953^➔ not^H3808 glean^➔^H5953 it afterward:^H310 it shall be^H1961 for the stranger,^H1616 for the fatherless,^H3490 and for the widow.^H490

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Deu 26:12 - When^H3588 thou hast made an end^H3615 of tithing^H6237 all^H3605 the tithes^H4643 of thine increase^H8393 the third^H7992 year,^H8141 which is the year^H8141 of tithing,^H4643 and hast given^H5414 it unto the Levite,^H3881 the stranger,^H1616 the fatherless,^H3490 and the widow,^H490 that they may eat^H398 within thy gates,^H8179 and be filled;^H7646

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Deu 26:13 - Then thou shalt say^H559 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God,^H430 I have brought away^H1197 the hallowed things^H6944 out of^H4480 mine house,^H1004 and also^H1571 have given them^H5414 unto the Levite,^H3881 and unto the stranger,^H1616 to the fatherless,^H3490 and to the widow,^H490 according to all^H3605 thy commandments^H4687 which^H834 thou hast commanded me:^H6680 I have^H5674^➔ not^H3808 transgressed^➔^H5674 thy commandments,^H4687 neither^H3808 have I forgotten^H7911 them:

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Deu 27:19 - Cursed^H779 be he that perverteth^H5186 the judgment^H4941 of the stranger,^H1616 fatherless,^H3490 and widow.^H490 And^H559^➔ all^H3605 the people^H5971 shall say,^➔^H559 Amen.^H543

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Job 6:27 - Yea,^H637 ye overwhelm^H5307 the fatherless,^H3490 and ye dig^H3738 a pit for^H5921 your friend.^H7453

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Job 22:9 - Thou hast sent^H7971^➔ widows^H490 away^➔^H7971 empty,^H7387 and the arms^H2220 of the fatherless^H3490 have been broken.^H1792

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Job 24:3 - They drive away^H5090 the ass^H2543 of the fatherless,^H3490 they take^H2254^➔ the^H7794^➔ widow's^H490 ox^➔^H7794 for a pledge.^➔^H2254

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Job 24:9 - They pluck^H1497 the fatherless^H3490 from the breast,^H7699 and^H5764^➔ take a pledge^H2254 of^➔^H5764 the poor.^H6041

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Job 29:12 - Because^H3588 I delivered^H4422 the poor^H6041 that cried,^H7768 and the fatherless,^H3490 and him that had none^H3808 to help^H5826 him.

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Job 31:17 - Or have eaten^H398 my morsel^H6595 myself alone,^H905 and^H3808^➔ the fatherless^H3490 hath^H398^➔ not^➔^H3808 eaten^➔^H398 thereof;^H4480

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Job 31:21 - If^H518 I have lifted up^H5130 my hand^H3027 against^H5921 the fatherless,^H3490 when^H3588 I saw^H7200 my help^H5833 in the gate:^H8179

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Psa 10:14 - Thou hast seen^H7200 it; for^H3588 thou^H859 beholdest^H5027 mischief^H5999 and spite,^H3708 to requite^H5414 it with thy hand:^H3027 the poor^H2489 committeth himself^H5800 unto thee;^H5921 thou^H859 art^H1961 the helper of^H5826 the fatherless.^H3490

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Psa 10:18 - To judge^H8199 the fatherless^H3490 and the oppressed,^H1790 that^H6206^➔^H5750 the man^H582 of^H4480 the earth^H776 may^➔^H6206^➔ no^H1077 more^H3254 oppress.^➔^H6206

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Psa 68:5 - A father^H1 of the fatherless,^H3490 and a judge^H1781 of the widows,^H490 is God^H430 in^H4583^➔ his holy^H6944 habitation.^➔^H4583

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Psa 82:3 - Defend^H8199 the poor^H1800 and fatherless:^H3490 do justice^H6663 to the afflicted^H6041 and needy.^H7326

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:6

Psa 94:6 - They slay^H2026 the widow^H490 and the stranger,^H1616 and^H3490^➔ murder^H7523 the fatherless.^➔^H3490

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:9

Psa 109:9 - Let^H1961^➔ his children^H1121 be^➔^H1961 fatherless,^H3490 and his wife^H802 a widow.^H490

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Psa 109:12 - Let there be^H1961 none^H408 to extend^H4900 mercy^H2617 unto him: neither^H408 let there be^H1961 any to favour^H2603 his fatherless children.^H3490

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Psa 146:9 - The LORD^H3068 preserveth^H8104 the strangers;^H1616 he relieveth^H5749 the fatherless^H3490 and widow:^H490 but the way^H1870 of the wicked^H7563 he turneth upside down.^H5791

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Pro 23:10 - Remove^H5253 not^H408 the^H1366^➔ old^H5769 landmark;^➔^H1366 and^H7704^➔ enter^H935 not^H408 into the fields^➔^H7704 of the fatherless:^H3490

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:17

Isa 1:17 - Learn^H3925 to do well;^H3190 seek^H1875 judgment,^H4941 relieve^H833 the oppressed,^H2541 judge^H8199 the fatherless,^H3490 plead for^H7378 the widow.^H490

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Isa 1:23 - Thy princes^H8269 are rebellious,^H5637 and companions^H2270 of thieves:^H1590 every one^H3605 loveth^H157 gifts,^H7810 and followeth after^H7291 rewards:^H8021 they judge^H8199 not^H3808 the fatherless,^H3490 neither^H3808 doth^H935^➔ the cause^H7379 of the widow^H490 come^➔^H935 unto them.^H413

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Isa 9:17 - Therefore^H5921^H3651 the Lord^H136 shall have^H8055^➔ no^H3808 joy^➔^H8055 in^H5921 their young men,^H970 neither^H3808 shall have mercy^H7355 on their fatherless^H3490 and^H853 widows:^H490 for^H3588 every one^H3605 is an hypocrite^H2611 and an evildoer,^H7489 and every^H3605 mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696 folly.^H5039 For all^H3605 this^H2063 his anger^H639 is^H7725^➔ not^H3808 turned away,^➔^H7725 but^H5750^➔ his hand^H3027 is stretched out^H5186 still.^➔^H5750

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Isa 10:2 - To turn aside^H5186 the needy^H1800 from judgment,^H1779 and to take away^H1497^➔ the right^H4941 from^➔^H1497 the poor^H6041 of my people,^H5971 that^H1961^➔ widows^H490 may be^➔^H1961 their prey,^H7998 and^H853 that they may rob^H962 the fatherless!^H3490

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Jer 5:28 - They are waxen fat,^H8080 they shine:^H6245 yea,^H1571 they overpass^H5674 the deeds^H1697 of the wicked:^H7451 they judge^H1777 not^H3808 the cause,^H1779 the cause^H1779 of the fatherless,^H3490 yet they prosper;^H6743 and the right^H4941 of the needy^H34 do they^H8199^➔ not^H3808 judge.^➔^H8199

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:6

Jer 7:6 - If ye oppress^H6231 not^H3808 the stranger,^H1616 the fatherless,^H3490 and the widow,^H490 and^H1818^➔ shed^H8210 not^H408 innocent^H5355 blood^➔^H1818 in^H4725^➔ this^H2088 place,^➔^H4725 neither^H3808 walk^H3212 after^H310 other^H312 gods^H430 to^H7451^➔ your hurt:^➔^H7451

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Jer 22:3 - Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD;^H3068 Execute ye^H6213 judgment^H4941 and righteousness,^H6666 and deliver^H5337 the spoiled^H1497 out of the hand^H3027 of the oppressor:^H6216 and^H1616^➔ do^H3238^➔ no^H408 wrong,^➔^H3238 do^H2554^➔ no^H408 violence^➔^H2554 to the stranger,^➔^H1616 the fatherless,^H3490 nor the widow,^H490 neither^H408 shed^H8210 innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 in^H4725^➔ this^H2088 place.^➔^H4725

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Jer 49:11 - Leave^H5800 thy fatherless children,^H3490 I^H589 will preserve^H2421^➔ them alive;^➔^H2421 and^H490^➔ let^H982^➔ thy widows^➔^H490 trust^➔^H982 in me.^H5921

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Lam 5:3 - We are^H1961 orphans^H3490 and fatherless,^H369^H1 our mothers^H517 are as widows.^H490

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Eze 22:7 - In thee have they set light^H7043 by father^H1 and mother:^H517 in the midst of thee^H8432 have they dealt^H6213 by oppression^H6233 with the stranger:^H1616 in thee have they vexed^H3238 the fatherless^H3490 and the widow.^H490

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Hos 14:3 - Asshur^H804 shall^H3467^➔ not^H3808 save us;^➔^H3467 we will^H7392^➔ not^H3808 ride^➔^H7392 upon^H5921 horses:^H5483 neither^H3808 will we say^H559 any more^H5750 to the work^H4639 of our hands,^H3027 Ye are our gods:^H430 for^H834 in thee the fatherless^H3490 findeth mercy.^H7355

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Zec 7:10 - And^H490^➔ oppress^H6231 not^H408 the widow,^➔^H490 nor the fatherless,^H3490 the stranger,^H1616 nor the poor;^H6041 and^H7451^➔ let^H2803^➔ none^H408 of you imagine^➔^H2803 evil^➔^H7451 against his brother^H376^H251 in your heart.^H3824

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Mal 3:5 - And I will come^H7126 near to you^H413 to judgment;^H4941 and I will be^H1961 a^H5707^➔ swift^H4116 witness^➔^H5707 against the sorcerers,^H3784 and against the adulterers,^H5003 and against false^H8267 swearers,^H7650 and against those that oppress^H6231 the hireling^H7916 in his wages,^H7939 the widow,^H490 and the fatherless,^H3490 and that turn aside^H5186 the stranger^H1616 from his right, and^H3808^➔ fear^H3372^➔ not^➔^H3808 me,^➔^H3372 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts.^H6635

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