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Lexicon :: Strong's H5288 - naʿar

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נַעַר
Transliteration
naʿar
Pronunciation
nah'-ar
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1389a

Strong’s Definitions

נַעַר naʻar, nah'-ar; from H5287; (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):—babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 238x

The KJV translates Strong's H5288 in the following manner: young man (76x), servant (54x), child (44x), lad (33x), young (15x), children (7x), youth (6x), babe (1x), boys (1x), young (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 238x
The KJV translates Strong's H5288 in the following manner: young man (76x), servant (54x), child (44x), lad (33x), young (15x), children (7x), youth (6x), babe (1x), boys (1x), young (1x).

  1. a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer

    1. boy, lad, youth

    2. servant, retainer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נַעַר naʻar, nah'-ar; from H5287; (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):—babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
STRONGS H5288: 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:24; 19:4; 21:12; 22:5; 22:12; 34:19; 37:2; 37:2; 43:8; 44:22

Exodus

2:6; 10:9; 24:5

Numbers

22:22

Deuteronomy

28:50

Joshua

6:21

Judges

7:10; 7:11; 8:20; 13:5; 13:7; 13:8; 13:12; 19:3; 19:3

1 Samuel

1:22; 1:24; 1:25; 1:27; 2:13; 2:17; 4:21; 9:3; 16:11; 17:33; 17:42; 20:35; 25:5; 25:5

2 Samuel

2:14; 18:5; 18:12

1 Kings

3:7; 11:17; 20:14

2 Kings

2:23; 4:12; 4:24; 4:25; 5:14; 19:6

1 Chronicles

12:28; 22:5; 29:1

2 Chronicles

13:7; 34:3

Nehemiah

4:10; 4:10; 4:17; 5:10

Esther

3:13

Job

1:15; 1:16; 1:17

Psalms

37:25; 148:12

Proverbs

22:6

Ecclesiastes

10:16

Isaiah

3:4; 3:5; 7:16; 8:4; 10:19; 11:6; 20:4; 37:6; 65:20

Jeremiah

1:6; 1:7; 51:22

Lamentations

2:21

Hosea

11:1

Zechariah

11:16

H5288

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Strong's Number H5288 matches the Hebrew נַעַר (naʿar),
which occurs 60 times in 52 verses in '1Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Sa 1:22–1Sa 26:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:22 - but Hannah did not go up with them. Instead she told her husband, "Once the boy is weaned, I will bring him and appear before the LORD, and he will remain there from then on."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:24 - Once she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with three bulls, an ephah of flour, and a container of wine. She brought him to the LORD's house at Shiloh, even though he was young.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - Once the bull had been slaughtered, they brought the boy to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:27 - I prayed for this boy, and the LORD has given me the request that I asked of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:11 - Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:13 - Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way: Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest's attendant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:15 - Even before they burned the fat, the priest's attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice, "Hand over some meat for the priest to roast! He won't take boiled meat from you, but only raw."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:17 - The sin of these young men was very great in the LORD's sight, for they treated the LORD's offering with contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:18 - Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:21 - So the LORD graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the LORD's sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:26 - Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the LORD and with people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - Now the boy Samuel continued serving the LORD under Eli's supervision. Word from the LORD was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:8 - Then the LORD called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me!" Eli then realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:21 - She named the boy Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel," referring to the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:3 - The donkeys of Saul's father Kish wandered off, so Kish said to his son Saul, "Take one of the servants with you and go look for the donkeys."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5 - When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come on, let's head back before my father quits worrying about the donkeys and becomes anxious about us!"

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:7 - So Saul said to his servant, "All right, we can go. But what can we bring the man, since the food in our bags is used up? We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?"

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:8 - The servant went on to answer Saul, "Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:10 - So Saul said to his servant, "That's a good idea! Come on. Let's go." So they went to the town where the man of God was.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:22 - Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the room and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. There were about thirty people present.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:27 - While they were going down to the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us." So he did. Samuel then said, "You remain here awhile, so I can inform you of God's message."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - Saul's uncle asked him and his servant, "Where did you go?" Saul replied, "To look for the donkeys. But when we realized they were lost, we went to Samuel."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:1 - Then one day Jonathan son of Saul said to his armor bearer, "Come on, let's go over to the Philistine garrison that is opposite us." But he did not let his father know.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:6 - Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come on, let's go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will intervene for us. Nothing can prevent the LORD from delivering, whether by many or by a few."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Is that all of the young men?" Jesse replied, "There is still the youngest one, but he's taking care of the flock." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him, for we cannot turn our attention to other things until he comes here."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - One of his attendants replied, "I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the LORD is with him."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:33 - But Saul replied to David, "You aren't able to go against this Philistine and fight him! You're just a boy! He has been a warrior from his youth!"

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:42 - When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:55

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:55 - Now as Saul watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the general in command of the army, "Whose son is this young man, Abner?" Abner replied, "As surely as you live, O king, I don't know."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:58 - Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" David replied, "I am the son of your servant Jesse in Bethlehem."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:21 - When I send a boy after them, I will say, "Go and find the arrows." If I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them,' then come back. For as surely as the LORD lives, you will be safe and there will no problem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:35 - The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:36 - He said to his servant, "Run, find the arrows that I am about to shoot." As the servant ran, Jonathan shot the arrow beyond him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:37 - When the servant came to the place where Jonathan had shot the arrow, Jonathan called out to the servant, "Isn't the arrow further beyond you?"

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38 - Jonathan called out to the servant, "Hurry! Go faster! Don't delay!" Jonathan's servant retrieved the arrow and came back to his master.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:39 - (Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:40 - Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the servant who was with him. He said to him, "Go, take these things back to the city."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41 - When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:2 - David replied to Ahimelech the priest, "The king instructed me to do something, but he said to me, 'Don't let anyone know the reason I am sending you or the instructions I have given you.' I have told my soldiers to wait at a certain place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:4 - The priest replied to David, "I don't have any ordinary bread at my disposal. Only holy bread is available, and then only if your soldiers have abstained from sexual relations with women."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:5 - David said to the priest, "Certainly women have been kept away from us, just as on previous occasions when I have set out. The soldiers' equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!"

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:5 - he sent ten servants, saying to them, "Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8 - Ask your own servants; they can tell you! May my servants find favor in your sight, for we have come at the time of a holiday. Please provide us - your servants and your son David - with whatever you can spare."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:9 - So David's servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David's name. Then they paused.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:12 - So David's servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:14 - But one of the servants told Nabal's wife Abigail, "David sent messengers from the desert to greet our lord, but he screamed at them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:19 - and said to her servants, "Go on ahead of me. I will come after you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means 'fool,' and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:27 - Now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow my lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:22 - David replied, "Here is the king's spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.

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