Strongs H5288

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נַעַר (naʻar) n-m (nah'-ar)
Source: from H5287;
Meaning: (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)
KJV: babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

n.ei.ab

נַ֫עַר 239 occurrences n.m. 1. boy, lad, youth. 2. retainer (not in P)

1 boy, lad, youth (c. 133 t.)
2 servant, retainer (c. 105 t.)

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 221:

SA1 16:18

OET-LV: 18 And_he _answered one of_the _young_men and_he/it _said HERE I _have _seen a _son of_Yishay/(Jesse) the _Bēyt- lehemite who_knows to _play and_a _mighty_man_of strength and_a _man _of war and_one_discerning _of message and_a _man _of form and_YHWH with_him/it. (SA1 16:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then one of his servants spoke up, “Listen, I’ve noticed one of the sons of Yishay in Bethlehem who knows how to play. He’s also a very powerful warrior, as well as being good looking and wise in what he says. And Yahweh is with him.” (SA1 16:18)

GEN 48:16

OET-LV: 16 The_messenger who_has_redeemed DOM_me from_all harm may _he _bless DOM the_lads and_may _it _be _called in/among_them name _of_my and_name _of my _fathers _of_my ʼAⱱrāhām and_Yiʦḩāq and_may _they _multiply to_increase _in _number in_the _midst _of the_earth/land. (GEN 48:16)

OET-RV: 16 the messenger who’s turned all harm intended for me into good,
⇔ may he bless these young men.
⇔ May they be recognised as my descendants,
⇔ and as descendants of Abraham and Yitshak,
⇔ and grow to increase in number on the earth. (GEN 48:16)

ISA 11:6

OET-LV: 6 And_ wolf _it _will _sojourn with lamb and_leopard with kid it _will _lie _down and_calf and_young _lion and_fatling together and_a _child small will _be_leading (in)_them. (ISA 11:6)

OET-RV: ⇔  6 At that time. the wolf will live with the lamb,
⇔ ≈ the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
⇔ ≈ and the cow and the young lion and the calf,
⇔ → all there together, and a little child will lead them. (ISA 11:6)

ISA 3:4

OET-LV: 4 And_I _will _make youths leaders _of_their and_wantonness(es) they _will _rule over_them. (ISA 3:4)

OET-RV: 4 “Then I’ll put young people in place as their leaders,
⇔ ≈ and children will rule over them. (ISA 3:4)

KI2 4:30

OET-LV: 30 And_ the _mother _of _she/it _said of_the _lad by_the _life of_YHWH and_by_the _life your _self _of_your if I_will _leave _you and_he/it _rose _up and_he/it _went after_her. (KI2 4:30)

OET-RV: 30 But the mother of the young man said, “By the life of Yahweh and the life of your spirit, I won’t leave without you.” So he got ready, and went with her. (KI2 4:30)

GEN 44:32

OET-LV: 32 If/because servant _of_your he _stood _surety _for DOM the _young_man from_with father _of_my to_say if not I_will _bring _him to_you and_I _will _be _culpable to_father _of_my all _of the_days. (GEN 44:32)

OET-RV: 32 But your servant guaranteed the young man to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t get him back to you, then I will have sinned against my father all my life.’ (GEN 44:32)

GEN 37:2

OET-LV: 2 These are_the _accounts _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ Yōşēf/(Joseph) was_a _son _of seven- teen year[s] he _was shepherding with brothers _of_his (in)_flock and_he was_a _youth with the _sons _of Bilhāh and_DOM the _sons _of Zilpah the _wives _of his/its_father and_ Yōşēf _he/it _brought DOM report _of_their bad to father _of_their. (GEN 37:2)

OET-RV: 2 This is the record of his descendants:
¶ When Yosef (Joseph) was seventeen, he was shepherding the flocks with his brothers. He was younger than his brothers who were the sons of his father’s slave wives Bilhah and Zilpah. One day Yosef gave a tell-tale bad report about them to their father. (GEN 37:2)

KI1 20:19

OET-LV: 19 And_these they _went _out from the_city the _young _men _of the _officials _of the _provinces and_the_army which was_behind_them. (KI1 20:19)

OET-RV: 19 The provincial commanders’ young men exited the city followed by the warriors (KI1 20:19)

SA1 2:11

OET-LV: 11 and_ ʼElqānāh _he/it _went to_(the)_Rāmāh on house _of_his and_the_lad he _was serving DOM YHWH with the _presence _of ˊĒlī the_priest/officer. (SA1 2:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then Elkanah and his family returned to their home in Ramah, but young Shemuel stayed to help Eli the priest serve Yahweh. (SA1 2:11)

JDG 13:7

OET-LV: 7 And_he/it _said to_me HERE_you will _be_pregnant and_you _will _bear a _son and_now do _not drink wine and_strong _drink and_do _not eat any _of uncleanness if/because a _Nāzīr _of god he _will _be the_lad from the_womb until the _day _of his _death _of_his. (JDG 13:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then he told me, ‘You’re definitely pregnant and you’ll give birth to a son. So now, you mustn’t drink wine or strong drink, and you mustn’t eat anything prohibited by our rules, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from conception until the day of his death.’ ” (JDG 13:7)

DEU 28:50

OET-LV: 50 A _nation fierce _of face which not it _will _lift _up face for_an _old_person and_a _youth not it _will _show _favour _to. (DEU 28:50)

OET-RV: 50 They’ll be fierce looking and with no mercy for either the elderly or the young. (DEU 28:50)

NUM 11:27

OET-LV: 27 And_he _ran the _young_man and_he _told to_Mosheh and_he _said ʼEldād and_Mēydād are_prophesying in_camp. (NUM 11:27)

OET-RV: 27 A young man ran to Mosheh and told him that Eldad and Meydad were prophesying there in the camp. (NUM 11:27)

KI1 18:43

OET-LV: 43 And_he/it _said to servant _of_his go _up please look the_direction _of the_sea and_he/it _ascended and_he _looked and_he/it _said there_is_not anything and_he/it _said go _back seven times. (KI1 18:43)

OET-RV: 43 and told his servant, “Go up now, and look towards the ocean.”
¶ He went up and looked and said, “There’s nothing there.”
¶ This happened seven times, (KI1 18:43)

PRO 22:15

OET-LV: 15 Foolishness is_bound in_the_heart _of a _youth a _rod _of discipline it_will _put _it _far _away from_him. (PRO 22:15)

OET-RV: 15 Foolish ideas are natural in the mind of a youth.
⇔ → but the rod bringing discipline drives it far from them. (PRO 22:15)

PRO 7:7

OET-LV: 7 And_I _saw among_people I _observed among_sons a _youth lacking _of heart. (PRO 7:7)

OET-RV: 7 and I saw a simple lad—
⇔ a youth lacking much judgement. (PRO 7:7)

KI2 4:24

OET-LV: 24 And_she _saddled the_donkey and_she/it _said to servant _of_her lead _on and_go do _not hold _back to_me to_ride if/because (if) I _have _said to/for_you(fs). (KI2 4:24)

OET-RV: 24 and she saddled the donkey, and told the young man, “Now, let’s go! You lead and don’t slacken off for my comfort unless I tell you to.” (KI2 4:24)

JDG 8:14

OET-LV: 14 And_he _captured a _young _man one_of _the _men _of Şukkōt and_he_enquired _of _him and_he _wrote _down to_him/it DOM the _officials _of Şukkōt and_DOM its _of_elders seventy and_seven man. (JDG 8:14)

OET-RV: 14 He captured a young man from Sukkot and questioned him—writing down the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Sukkot. (JDG 8:14)

JDG 17:11

OET-LV: 11 And_he _was _willing the_Lēviyyiy to_dwell with the_man and_he/it _was the _young_man to_him/it like_one of_sons _of_his. (JDG 17:11)

OET-RV: 11 and agreed to stay with Micah, eventually becoming like one of Micah’s own sons. (JDG 17:11)

KI2 6:15

OET-LV: 15 And_he _rose _early of _the _man _of the _servant _of the_ʼElohīm to_arise and_he/it _went _out and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE an _army was_surrounding DOM the_city and_horse[s] and_chariotry servant _of_his and_he/it _said to_him/it alas my_master how will _we _do. (KI2 6:15)

OET-RV: 15 Early the next morning, the servant of the man of God got up, and going outside he was shocked to see chariots and horses and an army surrounding the town, so he called Elisha, “Oh, my master! What will we do?” (KI2 6:15)

SA1 17:33

OET-LV: 33 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _said to Dāvid not you _will _be _able to_go against the_Philistine the_this to_fight with_him/it if/because are_a _youth you and_he is_a _man _of war since_youth(s)_of_his. (SA1 17:33)

OET-RV: 33 “You can’t go against this Philistine and fight him,” Sha’ul told David. “You’re still a lad, but he’s been a professional warrior since he was young.” (SA1 17:33)

SA1 3:1

OET-LV: 3 and_the_lad Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) was_serving DOM YHWH to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before ˊĒlī and_the _message _of YHWH it _was rare in _the_days the_those there_was_not vision spread _out. (SA1 3:1)

OET-RV: 3 Meanwhile young Shemuel was serving Yahweh under Eli. In those days, Yahweh rarely spoke to the people or sent visions. (SA1 3:1)

SA1 20:40

OET-LV: 40 And_ Yōnātān _he/it _gave DOM weapons _of_his to the_lad who to_him/it and_he/it _said to_him/it go take_them the_city. (SA1 20:40)

OET-RV: 40 Then Yonatan gave his equipment to the boy and sent him back to the city. (SA1 20:40)

SA1 1:24

OET-LV: 24 And_she_brought _him _up with_her/it just_as she_had _weaned _him with_young _bulls three and_an _ʼēyfāh one flour and_a _jar _of wine and_she_took _him the _house _of YHWH Shiloh and_the_lad was_a _lad. (SA1 1:24)

OET-RV: 24 The next year, after she’d weaned him, she took the young boy with them, along with three bulls, a sack of flour, and a container of wine. Then she brought him to Yahweh’s tent in Shiloh, (SA1 1:24)

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