יָתוֹם yatom
Hebrew word for “orphan” · Strong’s H3490 · used 42 times in 42 verses
Meaning
an orphan, fatherless
How it is translated
Glosses given for yatom in context, with how often each is used:
- fatherless one 18
- fatherless 13
- fatherless ones 10
- fatherless children 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 11 | 0.8 | |
| Psalms | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Job | 7 | 0.8 | |
| Isaiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Exodus | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Malachi | 1 | 1.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Deuteronomy 24 (4), Exodus 22 (2), Deuteronomy 16 (2), Deuteronomy 26 (2), Job 24 (2), Job 31 (2), Psalms 10 (2), Psalms 109 (2), Isaiah 1 (2), Deuteronomy 10 (1)
Forms
- יתום 17
- יתומים 6
- ויתום 5
- ליתום 5
- והיתום 3
- יתמים 2
- ויתומים 1
- ליתומיו 1
- יתמיו 1
- יתמיך 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with yatom more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אַלְמָנָה almanah “widow” 30
- גֵּר ger “sojourner” 18
- מִשְׁפָּט mishpat “justice” 8
- עָנִי ani “afflicted” 5
- שָׁפַט shaphat “to judge” 5
- נָטָה natah “to stretch” 5
- לֵוִי leviyyi “Levi” 5
- שַׁעַר shaar “gate” 5
- חָבַל chaval “to pledge” 3
- גָּזַל gazal “to plunder” 3
- עָשַׁק ashaq “to oppress” 3
- אַל al “not” 5
Key verses
The verses using yatom that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Deuteronomy 16:11 — And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy…
- Deuteronomy 24:17 — Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
- Psalms 10:14 — Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the…
- Isaiah 1:23 — Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the…
- Isaiah 9:17 — Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an…
- Jeremiah 5:28 — They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the…
- Jeremiah 7:6 — If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
- 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…
- 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…
- Hosea 14:3 — Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless…
- Zechariah 7:10 — And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
- Malachi 3:5 — And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and…
See all 42 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.