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Hebrew wordlink #129079

OSHB 1 Sam 9:11 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=-1095

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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’.

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)

EST 2:8 contextual word gloss=‘young_women’ word gloss=‘young_women’ OSHB EST 2:8 word 7

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _was when_were _heard the _edict _of the_king and_his _of_orders and_when_were _gathered young _women many to Shūshan the_citadel into the _hand _of Hegai and_ ʼEştēr _she _was _taken to the _house _of the_king into the _hand _of Hegai the _one _who_kept _of the_women. (EST_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 So when the king’s command and decree became known, many young women were being brought into the capital city of Shushan and placed under Hegai’s charge, and this is what happened to Esther. (Hegai was the overseer of the women.) (EST 2:8)