fatherless

Found 43 times in the King James Bible

H3490 Hebrew
G3737 Greek

English Definition

a bereaved person

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

יָתוֹם

Transliteration

yâthôwm

Strong's Reference H3490

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

ὀρφανός

Transliteration

shâkôl

Strong's Reference G3737
Greek Meaning

properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)

"Fatherless" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H3490, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G3737. Context determines which original word is being used.

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