נער

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
נ־ע־ר (n-ʿ-r)

Etymology 1[edit]

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Verb[edit]

נָעַר (na'ár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to bray (donkey)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Compare Ugaritic 𐎐𐎓𐎗 (nʿr, boy, servant boy).

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Noun[edit]

נַעַר (ná'arm (plural indefinite נְעָרִים, feminine counterpart נַעֲרָה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (biblical) non-infant child
  2. (biblical) boy, physically able young man. Also, a servant.
  3. (modern) youth, adolescent
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Noun[edit]

נֹעַר (nó'arm

  1. defective spelling of נוער

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Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

נִעֵר (ni'ér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניער