נַעֲרָה
na.a.rah
“maiden”
Definition
a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
feminine of H5288 (נַעַר);
- girl, damsel, female servant 1a) girl, damsel, little girl 1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute 1b) maid, female attendant, female servant
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
נַעֲרָה appears 56 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found,
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.”This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”
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