Jeremiah 22:3:12Jer.22.3.W12TAB
יָת֨וֹם
yatom
“an orphan”
- Transliteration
- ya-TOM
- Extended
- yaa-TOHM
- IPA
- /jaːˈtoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- an orphan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-TOM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu
- clause
ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu al-ta-khMO-su ve-DAM na-KI al-tish-pe-KHU ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-SU mish-PA-t u-tse-da-KA ve-ha-TSI-lu ga-ZUL mi-YAD a-SHOK ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu al-ta-khMO-su ve-DAM na-KI al-tish-pe-KHU ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The triad ve-ger yatom ve-almanah {וְגֵר֩ יָת֨וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה | wə-gēr yā-ṯôm wə-ʾal-mā-nāh} underscores care for the vulnerable. Repeated negation ʾal intensifies prohibitions.
Root and etymology
Rooty-t-m
“orphan”
In context — Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the LORD : "Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not oppress or do violence to the sojourner, the orphan , or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 22:3, so the Hebrew word יָת֨וֹם (yatom) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.22.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.3.W12.S1) and character.