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Orphan

(Lam. 5:3), i. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

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Study at a glance

Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H3490, G3737
Hebrew
יָתוֹם · yâthôwm
Greek
ὀρφανός · orphanos

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ὀρφανός

G3737
Transliteration
orphanos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:A
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

orphan, comfortless, fatherless

Lexicon definition

ὀρφανός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for יָתוֹם ;] __1. prop., orphan, fatherless: Mrk.12:40, WH, mg, Jas.1:27. __2. In a general sense (as also in cl.; see LS, see word; and cf. MM, xviii), bereft, friendless, desolate: Jhn.14:18.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Ὀρφᾰνός

G3737
Transliteration
orphanós
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

comfortless, fatherless

Lexicon definition

bereaved of parents, orphan, Ja. 1.27; bereaved, desolate, Jno. 14.18.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

יָתוֹם

H3490
Transliteration
yâthôwm
Pronunciation
yaw-thome'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
42

Glosses

fatherless (child), orphan.

Lexicon definition

a bereaved person

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Orphans

(Lam. 5:3), i.e., desolate and without protectors. The word occurs only here. In John 14:18 the word there rendered "comfortless" (R.V., "desolate;" marg., "orphans") properly means "orphans." The same Greek word is rendered "fatherless" in James 1:27.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Orphan

Indexed occurrences: 2

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Strong's Concordance

Orphans

Indexed occurrences: 5

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Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

ORPHAN

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Nave’s Topical Bible references for ORPHAN.

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Nave's Topical Bible

ORPHANS

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for ORPHANS.

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