לְ֝/נַ֗עַר

𐤋/𐤍𐤏𐤓

lenaar

to the youth

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

Proverbs 1:4 · Word #4

Lexicon H5288

Lemmaנַעַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤏𐤓
Transliterationnaʻar
Strong'sH5288
In-contextto the youth

Morphology HR/Ncmsa 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 H5288-09

to a young-man

Rootנער (n-ʿ-r)
Core Meaningsyouthfulness, early vigor, shaking off, freshness of life
Semantic Rangeboy, youth, young man, attendant, servant; occasionally used broadly for a young person of either sex depending on context
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical world, a נַעַר represents one in the stage of emerging strength and service—often under authority, yet not fully established. The term can denote both age and social role, highlighting themes of growth, training, and readiness for responsibility.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun (absolute state) with prefixed preposition לְ (“to/for”). No definite article is present, so it is rendered indefinitely.
Rendering RationaleThe noun נַעַר is masculine singular absolute, here preceded by the preposition לְ (“to/for”), yielding “to a young-man.” The rendering preserves the masculine singular form and reflects the root idea of youthful vigor associated with נער.

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Words from Root נער (youthfulness, early vigor, shaking off, freshness of life)

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
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
H5271-02 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
H5288-10 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
H5288-12 mehanearim from the young men
H5288-13 minaar from a young servant-lad
H5288-14 minaarey from the young-men of
H5271-03 mineuray from my youth-days
H5271-04 mineurayikhe from your youthful-days
H5271-05 mineurayv from his youthfulness
H5271-06 mineureykha from your youthful-years
H5271-07 mineureynu from our youthful years
H5271-08 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
H5271-09 neuray my youthfulnesses
H5271-10 neurayikhe your youthful years
H5271-11 neureyha her youthful-years
H5271-12 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
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

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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