HebrewH5288Noun (Masculine)

נַ֫עַר

na.ar

212Occurrences
H5288Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)

from H5287 (נָעַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 1a) boy, lad, youth 1b) servant, retainer

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

נַ֫עַר appears 212 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Samuel
49
2 Samuel
24
Genesis
24
2 Kings
21
Judges
21
1 Kings
11
Isaiah
11
Job
7

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 22:5BSB

And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.

1 Samuel 25:8BSB

Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”

2 Kings 9:4BSB

So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead,

Genesis 21:20BSB

And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.

Judges 19:11BSB

When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here.”

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