מֵֽ/הַ/נְּעָרִ֔ים
𐤌/𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
mehanearim
of the young men
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 Samuel 2:21 · Word #14
Lexicon H5288
| Lemma | נַעַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤏𐤓 |
| Transliteration | naʻar |
| Strong's | H5288 |
| In-context | of the young men |
Morphology HR/Td/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5288-12
from the young men
| Root | נער (n-ʿ-r) |
| Core Meanings | youth, youthful vigor, shaking off, attendant service |
| Semantic Range | boy, youth, young man, attendant, servant; occasionally used broadly for young people of either sex depending on context. |
| Conceptual Significance | נַעַר often denotes those in the stage of youth who serve within households, royal courts, or military settings. The term highlights both age and social role, reflecting the structured hierarchy of family and covenant community life in the biblical world. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מ ("from") + definite article ה + noun נַעַר in masculine plural absolute form (נְעָרִים). No pronominal suffix; definite by article. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נְעָרִים is masculine plural absolute, here with the preposition מִן ("from") and the definite article ("the"), yielding "from the young men." The rendering preserves the masculine plural form and reflects the core sense of youthful males, who in many contexts also function as attendants or servants. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נער (youth, youthful vigor, shaking off, attendant service)
| 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 |
H5291-01 |
benaarot | with the young women of |
H5288-03 |
bineareynu | our young men |
H5271-01 |
bineureyha | in her youthful years |
H5271-02 |
bineureyhem | in the days of their youth |
H5288-04 |
hanaar | the young-man |
H5291-02 |
hanaara | the youthful maiden |
H5291-03 |
hanaarah | the youthful maiden |
H5288-05 |
hanearim | the young-lads |
H5291-04 |
hnr | the young maiden |
H5288-06 |
khanaar | like the youthful-servant |
H5271-03 |
kineureyha | her youth-days |
H5288-07 |
lanaar | to the young lad |
H5291-05 |
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 |
H5291-06 |
lenaaroteykha | for your young women |
H5288-11 |
lineareyha | to her young men-servants |
H5291-07 |
lnr | for the young-woman |
H5288-13 |
minaar | from a young servant-lad |
H5288-14 |
minaarey | from the young-men of |
H5271-04 |
mineuray | from my youth-days |
H5271-05 |
mineurayikhe | from your youthful-days |
H5271-06 |
mineurayv | from his youthfulness |
H5271-07 |
mineureykha | from your youthful-years |
H5271-08 |
mineureynu | from our youthful years |
H5271-09 |
mineuroteyhem | from their youthful years |
H5290-01 |
minoar | from boyhood |
H5288-15 |
naar | young male attendant |
H5291-08 |
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 |
H5291-09 |
naarotayv | his young-women |
H5291-10 |
naaroteyha | her young-women |
H5288-20 |
nearay | my young men |
H5288-21 |
nearayv | his young men |
H5294-01 |
neareyah | Servant-of-Yah |
H5288-22 |
neareykha | your young men |
H5288-23 |
nearim | young lads |
H5291-11 |
nearot | young maidens |
H5271-10 |
neuray | my youthfulnesses |
H5271-11 |
neurayikhe | your youthful years |
H5271-12 |
neureyha | her youthful-years |
H5271-13 |
neureykha | your youthful-years |
H5291-12 |
nr | young maiden |
H5288-24 |
uminearay | and from my young-servants |
H5288-25 |
unearay | and my young men |
H5294-02 |
uneareyah | and Young-Servant-of-Yah |
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 |
H5291-13 |
vehanaarah | and the maiden |
|
veinaer | and I will shake myself loose |
H5288-30 |
velanaar | and to the young man |
H5288-31 |
venaar | and a young-man |
H5291-14 |
venaarah | and a youthful maiden |
H5288-32 |
venaaro | and his young-servant |
H5291-15 |
venaaroteyha | and her young maidens |
|
vineureyha | in her youths |
|
yenaer | let him vigorously shake out |
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 |