Hebrew word study
נַעַר H5288
- Transliteration
- naʻar
- Pronunciation
- nah'-ar
- KJV glosses
- babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
Lexical summary
(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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
(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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information