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ܝܰܬ݂ܡܶܐ

ὀρφανός

יָתוֹם

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

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Orphans'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/o/orphans.html. 1897.

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