יָתוֹם

Strong’s Definition

a bereaved person

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to be lonely;

KJV Usage

fatherless (child), orphan.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.an orphan, fatherless

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâthôwm; Pronunciation: yaw-thome'