ya.tom denotes a person without a father, regularly named among those owed protection, justice, and provision.

The term identifies persons without a father, often appearing with widows and sojourners in commands against oppression, in appeals for just judgment, and in provisions for food or support. Some verses portray their exposure to exploitation or describe divine help and preservation for them.

1. Persons without a father · dominant

   The singular absolute form names a protected party in commands concerning justice and provision: in Deuteronomy 24:17 the APB renders justice due to the orphan, while Deuteronomy 24:19 assigns a forgotten sheaf to the sojourner, the orphan, and the widow. In Job 29:12, the person so designated is described as having no helper; Lamentations 5:3 explicitly pairs the plural with the statement that there is no father.

   Deuteronomy 24:17Deuteronomy 24:19Job 29:12Lamentations 5:3Psalm 82:3Jeremiah 49:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “orphan,” while several verses use “fatherless” or “orphans.” These renderings indicate the clause’s presentation rather than a separate lexical range.