Lexicon :: Strong's H5289 - naʿar

נַעַר

Transliteration

naʿar

Pronunciation

nah'-ar

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From נָעַר (H5287) in its derivative sense of tossing about

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1388a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

נַעַר naʻar, nah'-ar; from H5287 in its derivative sense of tossing about; a wanderer:—young one.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H5289 in the following manner: young one (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H5289 in the following manner: young one (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a shaking, scattering

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

נַעַר naʻar, nah'-ar; from H5287 in its derivative sense of tossing about; a wanderer:—young one.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5289: Abbreviations

II. נַ֫עַר ₂₃₉ noun masculine

1. boy, lad, youth.

2. retainer (not in P) (Late Hebrew as Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician נער Lzb³²⁴); — נ׳ absolute Genesis 37:2 +; construct 1 Samuel 2:13 +; suffix נַעֲרוֺ Judges 19:3 +, נַעֲרָהּ 2 Kings 4:24; plural נְעָרִים 1 Samuel 25:5 +, construct נַעֲרֵי Exodus 24:5 +; suffix נְעָרַי Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 5:10, etc.; —

1. boy, lad, youth (approximately + 133 times)

a. of infant Exodus 2:6 (E; 3 months old), to be born Judges 13:5, 7, 8, 12, just born 1 Samuel 4:21, not weaned 1 Samuel 1:22; also Isaiah 8:4, compare Isaiah 7:16 +.

b. of lad just weaned 1 Samuel 1:24 (strike out 2nd נער, compare further Dr Bu HPS), 1 Samuel 1:25; 1 Samuel 1:27, etc.

c. = youth: of young Ishmael Genesis 21:12f. (E), Isaac Genesis 22:5, 12 (E), Joseph Genesis 37:2 (E; 17 years old), Benjamin Genesis 43:8; Genesis 44:22f. (J), sons of Samuel 1 Samuel 2:17, of Jesse 1 Samuel 16:11; קָטֹן נ׳ little lad 1 Samuel 20:35; 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 5:14; Isaiah 11:6, קָטָן נ׳ 1 Kings 11:17, plural 2 Kings 2:23.

d. נ׳ with special stress on youthfulness Judges 8:20; 1 Samuel 17:33, 42; Hosea 11:1; Isaiah 3:4 compare Ecclesiastes 10:16; Isaiah 3:5; Isaiah 10:19; Jeremiah 1:6, 7; 1 Chronicles 22:5; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 13:7; 34:3; so in phrase וְעַד זָקֵן מִנּ׳ Genesis 19:4 (J), Joshua 6:21 (J), Esther 3:13 compare Exodus 10:9 (E), Deuteronomy 28:50; Isaiah 20:4; Isaiah 65:20; Jeremiah 51:22; Lamentations 2:21; Psalm 37:25; Psalm 148:12; Proverbs 22:6.

e. of marriageable age Genesis 34:19 (J), warrior Absalom 2 Samuel 18:5, 12 +, Zadok 1 Chronicles 12:28, etc.

2. servant, retainer (approximately + 105 times):

a. = personal attendant, household servant, Numbers 22:22 (J), Judges 7:10; Judges 7:11; Judges 19:3; 1 Samuel 9:3f.; 2 Kings 4:12; 2 Kings 4:25 —

b. = retainer, follower Genesis 14:24; 1 Samuel 25:5f.; 2 Samuel 2:14f.; 1 Kings 20:14f.; 2 Kings 19:6 = Isaiah 37:6; Job 1:15, 16, 17; Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 4:17 — Zechariah 11:16 is corrupt, compare We Now. —

Note. נער occurs in Pentateuch as Kt with Qr perpet. נַעֲרָה which see.

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