נַ֨עַר֙

𐤍𐤏𐤓

naar

young

from נָעַר; (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).

H5288

2 Chronicles 13:7 · Word #14

Lexicon H5288

Lemmaנַעַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤏𐤓
Transliterationnaʻar
Strong'sH5288
In-contextyoung

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5288-15

young male attendant

Rootנער (n-ʿ-r)
Core Meaningsyouth, youthful vigor, shaking, stirring into activity
Semantic Rangeboy, youth, lad, young man, servant, attendant; occasionally used for a young woman (by contextual interchange) though grammatically masculine here.
Conceptual Significanceנַעַר reflects the transitional stage between childhood and full adulthood, often associated with vigor, service, and formation of character. In biblical narratives, the naʿar frequently stands in a position of learning, testing, or service, highlighting themes of growth, loyalty, and emerging responsibility.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no pronominal suffix; lexical form נַעַר (naʿar).
Rendering RationaleThe noun נַעַר is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), so the rendering reflects a single male individual. The term denotes a youth in the stage of active development and, by extension, a young male who serves or attends; "young male attendant" preserves both the idea of youth (root sense of active stirring) and the social role often implied.

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Words from Root נער (youth, youthful vigor, shaking, stirring into activity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6063-01 aner Aner (the Youthful-One)
H5288-01 banaar in the young man-servant
H5288-02 benaarey by the young-men of
H5288-03 bineareynu our young men
H5271-01 bineureyha in her youthful years
H5288-04 hanaar the young-man
H5291-01 hanaara the youthful maiden
H5291-02 hanaarah the youthful maiden
H5288-05 hanearim the young-lads
H5291-03 hnr the young maiden
H5288-06 khanaar like the youthful-servant
H5288-07 lanaar to the young lad
lanaarah to the young maiden
H5288-08 lanearim to the young men
H5288-09 lenaar to a young-man
H5288-10 lenaaro to his young-man
H5288-11 lineareyha to her young men-servants
H5288-12 mehanearim from the young men
H5288-13 minaar from a young servant-lad
H5288-14 minaarey from the young-men of
H5271-02 mineuray from my youth-days
H5271-03 mineurayikhe from your youthful-days
H5271-04 mineurayv from his youthfulness
H5271-05 mineureynu from our youthful years
H5290-01 minoar from boyhood
H5291-04 naarah youthful maiden
H5288-16 naarekha your young-servant
H5288-17 naarey youths of
H5288-18 naareyhem their young-men
H5288-19 naaro his young man-servant
H5291-05 naarotayv his young-women
H5291-06 naaroteyha her young-women
H5288-20 nearay my young men
H5288-21 nearayv his young men
H5288-22 neareykha your young men
H5288-23 nearim young lads
H5291-07 nearot young maidens
H5271-06 neuray my youthfulnesses
H5271-07 neurayikhe your youthful years
H5271-08 neureyha her youthful-years
H5291-08 nr young maiden
H5288-24 uminearay and from my young-servants
H5288-25 unearay and my young men
H5288-26 unearim and young-men
H5288-27 uvanearim and among the young-men
H5288-28 vanaar and a young-man
H5288-29 vehanaar and the young-man
H5291-09 vehanaarah and the maiden
H5288-30 velanaar and to the young man
H5288-31 venaar and a young-man
H5291-10 venaarah and a youthful maiden
H5288-32 venaaro and his young-servant
H5291-11 venaaroteyha and her young maidens

Word Usage (239 occurrences of H5288)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 14:24 הַ/נְּעָרִ֔ים hanearim the young men
Genesis 18:7 הַ/נַּ֔עַר hanaar the servant
Genesis 19:4 מִ/נַּ֖עַר minaar from young man
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