The meaning of “יָתוֹם”
Understanding yâthôwm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
fatherless (child), orphan. - a bereaved person 1) an orphan, fatherless
יָתוֹם
fatherless (child), orphan. - a bereaved person 1) an orphan, fatherless
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 22:24 | “And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.” Word: יָתוֹם (yâthôwm) | |
| Job 24:9 | “They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.” Word: יָתוֹם (yâthôwm) | |
| Proverbs 23:10 | “Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:” Word: יָתוֹם (yâthôwm) | |
| Jeremiah 22:3 | “Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.” Word: יָתוֹם (yâthôwm) | |
| Ezekiel 22:7 | “In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.” Word: יָתוֹם (yâthôwm) |
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