5290. noar
Strong's Lexicon
noar: Youth, young man, childhood

Original Word: נֹעַר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: noar
Pronunciation: NO-ar
Phonetic Spelling: (no'-ar)
Definition: Youth, young man, childhood
Meaning: boyhood

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָעַר (na'ar), which means "to shake off" or "to shake out."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3501 (νέος, neos): Refers to something new or young, often used in the New Testament to describe young people or newness in time.

- G3816 (παῖς, pais): Can mean child, servant, or young person, depending on the context.

Usage: The Hebrew word "noar" primarily refers to the period of youth or the state of being young. It is often used to describe young men or the time of life characterized by vigor, strength, and the potential for growth and development. In the biblical context, "noar" can also imply a sense of inexperience or immaturity, highlighting the formative nature of this life stage.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, youth was a significant phase of life, marked by preparation for adult responsibilities. Young men were trained in various skills, including agriculture, warfare, and religious duties. The community placed a strong emphasis on the guidance and instruction of the young, as seen in the wisdom literature, which often addresses the youth directly, urging them to seek wisdom and understanding.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as naar
Definition
youth, early life
NASB Translation
childhood (1), youth (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
נֹ֫עַר noun masculine youth, early life (rare poetic synonym for נְעוּרִים); — absolute ׳נ Job 33:25 (= youthful vigour), Job 36:14, ׳מִנּ Proverbs 29:21; Psalm 88:16 from youth up.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
child, youth

From na'ar; (abstractly) boyhood (compare na'ar) -- child, youth.

see HEBREW na'ar

see HEBREW na'ar

Forms and Transliterations
בַּנֹּ֣עַר בנער מִנֹּ֑עַר מִנֹּ֣עַר מנער ban·nō·‘ar bannō‘ar banNoar min·nō·‘ar minnō‘ar minNoar
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 33:25
HEB: רֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁ בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מִנֹּ֑עַר יָ֝שׁ֗וּב לִימֵ֥י
NAS: than in youth, Let him return
KJV: shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return
INT: become his flesh youth return to the days

Job 36:14
HEB: תָּמֹ֣ת בַּנֹּ֣עַר נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗ם
NAS: They die in youth, And their life
KJV: die in youth, and their life
INT: die youth They and their life

Psalm 88:15
HEB: אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ
NAS: and about to die from my youth on; I suffer
KJV: and ready to die from [my] youth up: [while] I suffer
INT: I to die my youth suffer your terrors

Proverbs 29:21
HEB: מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ
NAS: his slave from childhood Will in the end
KJV: his servant from a child shall have him become [his] son
INT: pampers childhood his slave the end

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5290
4 Occurrences


ban·nō·‘ar — 1 Occ.
min·nō·‘ar — 3 Occ.
















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