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Hebrew wordlink #229116

OSHB Est 2:8 נְעָרוֹת (nəˊārōt) Strongs=5291 Lemma=‘נַעֲרָה’
contextual word gloss=‘young_women’ word gloss=‘young_women’
Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-461

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Other uses (2) of identical word form נְעָרוֹת (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נְעָרוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘young_women’.

1 SAM 9:11 contextual word gloss=‘young_women’ word gloss=‘young_women’ OSHB 1 SAM 9:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11 They were_going _up on_the _ascent _of the_city and_they they _found young _women who _were_coming _out to_draw water and_they _said to_them (there) in_this_place is_the_seer. (SA1_9:11)

OET-RV: 11 They were climbing up the rise towards the city when they met some young women going out to draw water, and they asked them, “Is the seer in town?” (SA1 9:11)

EST 2:2 contextual word gloss=‘young_women’ word gloss=‘young’ OSHB EST 2:2 word 7

OET-LV: 2 And_ the _young _men _of _they _said the_king who _of_were_serving _him let _people _seek to/for_the _king young _women virgins good _of appearance. (EST_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 So some of the young men who served the king suggested to him, “Your majesty, you should get a new wife for yourself. You could tell your servants to look for young virgins who are very beautiful. (EST 2:2)