נָעֻר
Transliteration
nāʿur
Pronunciation
naw-oor'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Properly, pass. participle from נַעַר (H5288) as denominative
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1389d,1389e

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: נער (Strongs) נערה (Strongs) נעורים (Gesenius) נעור (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

נָעוּר nâʻûwr, naw-oor'; or נָעֻר nâʻur; and (feminine) נְעֻרָה nᵉʻurâh; properly, passive participle from H5288 as denominative; (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people):—childhood, youth.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's H5271 in the following manner: youth (46x), childhood (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's H5271 in the following manner: youth (46x), childhood (1x).
  1. youth, early life

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָעוּר nâʻûwr, naw-oor'; or נָעֻר nâʻur; and (feminine) נְעֻרָה nᵉʻurâh; properly, passive participle from H5288 as denominative; (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people):—childhood, youth.
STRONGS H5271: Abbreviations
נְעוּרִים noun [masculine] plural youth, early life; — absolute נ׳ Isaiah 54:6; Psalm 127:4; elsewhere suffix נְעֻרַי 1 Samuel 12:2, נְעוּרַי Job 31:18 +, נְעֻרֶיךָ 2 Samuel 19:8, נְעוּרֶיךָ Proverbs 5:18 +, נְעוּרַיִךְ Jeremiah 2:2 +, נְעוּרָ֑יְכִי Psalm 103:5, נְעוּרֵיהֶן Ezekiel 23:3, etc.; — youth, early life, especially in phrase מִנּ׳ from one's youth up Genesis 8:21 (J), 1 Samuel 17:33; 1 Kings 18:12; Jeremiah 3:24; Zechariah 13:5; Job 31:18 (extreme youth; || מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי); figurative of Babylon Isaiah 47:12, 15, Moab Jeremiah 48:11, Judah Jeremiah 22:21 compare Psalm 71:5; Psalm 71:17; Psalm 129:1; Psalm 129:2; וְעַדעַֿתָּה מִנּ׳ Genesis 46:34 (J), 2 Samuel 19:8; Ezekiel 4:14; וְעַדהַֿיּוֺם הַזֶּה מִנּ׳ 1 Samuel 12:2; Jeremiah 3:25; as time in or during which Leviticus 22:13 (H), Numbers 30:4; Numbers 30:17 (P), Lamentations 3:27; Psalm 144:12, figurative of Judah and Samaria, personified, Ezekiel 23:2, 8; compare יְמֵי נ׳ (in figurative of Israel) Hosea 2:17 (|| יוֺם עֲלוֺתָהּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם), Ezekiel 16:22, 43, 60; Ezekiel 23:19; other phrase are: אַלּוּף נ׳ Jeremiah 3:4 friend of my youth, compare Proverbs 2:17, עֲוֺנוֺת נ׳ Job 13:26, חַטּאֹות נ׳ Psalm 25:7, חֶסֶד נ׳ Jeremiah 2:2, נ׳ חֶרְפַּת Jeremiah 31:19, זִמַּת נ׳ Ezekiel 23:21, שְׁדֵי נ׳ Ezekiel 23:21, בַּעַל נ׳ Joel 1:8, and especially אֵשֶׁת נ׳ Proverbs 5:18; Malachi 2:14, 15; Isaiah 54:6 (figurative); בְּנֵי נ׳ Psalm 127:4 sons of (a man's) youth; = youthful vigour Psalm 103:5.

[נְעוּרוֺת] noun [feminine] plural id.; — only מִנְּעֻרֹתֵיהֶם Jeremiah 32:30 (figurative of nation).
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