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Lexicon :: Strong's G3737 - orphanos

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ὀρφανός
Transliteration
orphanos (Key)
Pronunciation
or-fan-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:487,734

Strong’s Definitions

ὀρφανός orphanós, or-fan-os'; of uncertain affinity; bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. parentless:—comfortless, fatherless.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3737 in the following manner: comfortless (1x), fatherless (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3737 in the following manner: comfortless (1x), fatherless (1x).

  1. bereft (of a father, of parents)

    1. of those bereft of a teacher, guide, guardian

    2. orphaned

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀρφανός orphanós, or-fan-os'; of uncertain affinity; bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. parentless:—comfortless, fatherless.
STRONGS G3737:
ὀρφανός, ὀρφανη, ὀρφανόν (ὈΡΦΟΣ, Latinorbus; (Curtius, § 404)), from Homer, Odyssey 20, 68 down, the Sept. for יָתום; bereft (of a father, of parents), James 1:27 (A. V. fatherless); of those bereft of a teacher, guide, guardian, John 14:18 (Lamentations 5:3).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Lamentations
5:3
John
14:18
James
1:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3737 matches the Greek ὀρφανός (orphanos),
which occurs 44 times in 44 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:22 - “You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:24 - and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:18 - “He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - “The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the [fn]orphan and the widow who are in your [fn]town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:11 - and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is in your [fn]town, and the stranger and the [fn]orphan and the widow who are in your midst, in the place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:14 - and you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite and the stranger and the [fn]orphan and the widow who are in your [fn]towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:17 - “You shall not pervert the justice [fn]due an alien or [fn]an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:19 - “When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:20 - “When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs [fn]again; it shall be for the alien, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:21 - “When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not [fn]go over it again; it shall be for the alien, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:12 - “When you have finished [fn]paying all the tithe of your increase in the third year, the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the [fn]orphan and to the widow, that they may eat in your [fn]towns and be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:13 - “You shall say before the LORD your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion from my house, and also have given it to the Levite and the alien, the [fn]orphan and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed or forgotten any of Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:19 - ‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, [fn]orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27 - “You would even cast lots for the orphans
And barter over your friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - “You have sent widows away empty,
And the [fn]strength of the orphans has been crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:3 - “They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:9 - “[fn]Others snatch the orphan from the breast,
And against the poor they take a pledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - “Drought and heat [fn]consume the snow waters,
So does [fn]Sheol those who have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:12 - Because I delivered the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:17 - Or have eaten my morsel alone,
And the orphan has not [fn]shared it

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:21 - If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw [fn]I had support in the gate,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 - You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to [fn]take it into Your hand.
The [fn]unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:18 - To [fn]vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5 - A father of the fatherless and a judge [fn]for the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 - Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:6 - They slay the widow and the [fn]stranger
And murder the orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:9 - Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:12 - Let there be none to [fn]extend lovingkindness to him,
Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:9 - The LORD [fn]protects the [fn]strangers;
He [fn]supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He [fn]thwarts the way of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:10 - Do not move the ancient boundary
Or go into the fields of the fatherless,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:17 - Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
[fn]Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not [fn]defend the [fn]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men,
Nor does He have pity on their [fn]orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:2 - So as to [fn]deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the [fn]orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:28 - ‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They also [fn]excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the [fn]orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not [fn]defend the rights of the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:6 - if you do not oppress the alien, the [fn]orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:3 - ‘Thus says the LORD, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:11 - “Leave your [fn]orphans behind, I will keep them alive;
And let your widows trust in Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:3 - We have become orphans without a father,
Our mothers are like widows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - “They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:3 - “Assyria will not save us,
We will not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’
To the work of our hands;
For in You the [fn]orphan finds mercy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:2 - They covet fields and then seize them,
And houses, and take them away.
They [fn]rob a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:10 - and do not oppress the widow or the [fn]orphan, the [fn]stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - “Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the [fn]orphan, and those who turn aside the [fn]alien and do not [fn]fear Me,” says the LORD of hosts.
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