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Strong's H3490 יָתוֹם (yathom)

Yathom means “orphan” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3490 — naukleros (“owner of a ship”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3490
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 42
Books 12

Strong's H3490 Quick Answer

Strong's H3490 יָתוֹם (yathowm) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yathowm (yaw-thome') n-m. 1. a bereaved person [from an unused root meaning to be lonely] It has 42 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include fatherless. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
yathowm (yaw-thome') n-m. 1. a bereaved person [from an unused root meaning to be lonely]
Usage
42 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
fatherless

Meaning and Definition

yathowm (yaw-thome') n-m. 1. a bereaved person [from an unused root meaning to be lonely] KJV: fatherless (child), orphan.

Original Word
יָתוֹם
Transliteration
yathowm
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3490. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3490 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yathowm, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

fatherless Exodus 22:22 42×

How Strong's H3490 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 42 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3490 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3490 in the Old Testament

42 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 22:22 KJV

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Exodus 22:24 KJV

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Deuteronomy 10:18 KJV

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Usage Excerpts

First 42 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3490.

Exodus 22:22 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Exodus 22:24 Old Testament, KJV
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Deuteronomy 10:18 Old Testament, KJV
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 14:29 Old Testament, KJV
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
Deuteronomy 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
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 gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
Deuteronomy 24:17 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
Deuteronomy 24:19 Old Testament, KJV
When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Deuteronomy 24:20 Old Testament, KJV
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Deuteronomy 24:21 Old Testament, KJV
When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Deuteronomy 26:12 Old Testament, KJV
When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
Deuteronomy 26:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
Deuteronomy 27:19 Old Testament, KJV
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Job 6:27 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
Job 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 24:3 Old Testament, KJV
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Job 24:9 Old Testament, KJV
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
Job 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Job 31:17 Old Testament, KJV
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Job 31:21 Old Testament, KJV
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Psalms 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
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 fatherless.
Psalms 10:18 Old Testament, KJV
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Psalms 68:5 Old Testament, KJV
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Psalms 82:3 Old Testament, KJV
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Psalms 94:6 Old Testament, KJV
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
Psalms 109:9 Old Testament, KJV
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Psalms 109:12 Old Testament, KJV
Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
Psalms 146:9 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Proverbs 23:10 Old Testament, KJV
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Isaiah 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Isaiah 1:23 Old Testament, KJV
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Isaiah 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
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 evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Jeremiah 5:28 Old Testament, KJV
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 right of the needy do they not judge.
Jeremiah 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Jeremiah 49:11 Old Testament, KJV
Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
Lamentations 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.
Ezekiel 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Hosea 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
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 findeth mercy.
Zechariah 7:10 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3490, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 11 usages, Old Testament
Job 7 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 8 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3490 FAQ

What does yathom (יָתוֹם) mean?

Yathom (Strong's H3490) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "orphan". yathowm (yaw-thome') n-m. 1. a bereaved person [from an unused root meaning to be lonely]

How many times is yathom (יָתוֹם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 42 linked usages for Strong's H3490 across 12 books.

Where can I study yathom (יָתוֹם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3490 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yathom (יָתוֹם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fatherless. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.