נָעַר
na.ar
“to shake”
Definition
to tumble about
a primitive root (probably identical with H5286 (נָעַר), through the idea of the rustling of mane, which usually accompanies the lion's roar);
- to shake, shake out or off 1a) (Qal) to shake out, show emptiness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be shaken 1b2) to shake oneself 1c) (Piel) to shake off or out 1d) (Hithpael) to shake oneself
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נָעַר appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.
The land mourns and languishes;Lebanon is ashamed and decayed.Sharon is like a desert;Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
He who walks righteouslyand speaks with sincerity,who refuses gain from extortion,whose hand never takes a bribe,who stops his ears against murderous plotsand shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
Shake off your dust!Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem.Remove the chains from your neck,O captive Daughter of Zion.
Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!”When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
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