Original Language Studio
Lamentations 5:3
“We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָתוֹםyâthôwm · yaw-thome'
H3490 · Hebrew
H3490 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a bereaved person
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to be lonely;
- KJV renderings
- fatherless (child), orphan.
- Grammar
- יְתוֹמִ֤ים — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 42 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 22:21Exodus 22:23Deuteronomy 10:18Deuteronomy 14:29Deuteronomy 16:11
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָתוֹם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.