Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H5288: נַעַר (naʻar) Definition

Strong's number
H5288
Lemma
נַעַר
Transliteration
naʻar
Pronunciation
nah'-ar
Strong's definition
(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) babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man). from H5287 (נָעַר);

221 instances of the word נַעַר naʻar (H5288)


  • 1 Samuel 17:33 - said And Saul to David Thou art not able against this Philistine to fight with him for thou art but a youth and he a man of war from his youth

  • 1 Samuel 17:42 - looked about And when the Philistine and saw David he disdained him for he was but a youth and ruddy and of a fair countenance

  • 1 Samuel 17:55 - saw And when Saul David go forth against the Philistine he said Abner the captain of the host whose son is this youth Abner he said Abner liveth As thy soul O king I cannot tell

  • 1 Samuel 17:58 - answered And Saul I am the son art thou thou young man answered And David I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite

  • 1 Samuel 20:21 - And behold I will send a lad find out Behold the arrows If I expressly If I expressly a lad Behold the arrows are on this side of thee take them then come thou for there is peace to thee and no hurt liveth as the LORD

  • 1 Samuel 20:35 - And it came to pass in the morning went out that Jonathan into the field at the time appointed with David lad and a little

  • 1 Samuel 20:36 - And he said And as the lad Run find out now the arrows he shot And as the lad Run he shot an arrow beyond

  • 1 Samuel 20:37 - was come And when the lad to the place Is not the arrow had shot Jonathan cried Jonathan after And when the lad and said Is not the arrow beyond

  • 1 Samuel 20:38 - cried And Jonathan after lad Make speed haste stay gathered up lad And Jonathan and came to his master

  • 1 Samuel 20:39 - But the lad knew not any thing only Jonathan and David knew the matter

  • 1 Samuel 20:40 - gave And Jonathan his artillery unto his lad and said carry them to the city

  • 1 Samuel 20:41 - And as soon as the lad was gone David arose out of a place toward the south and fell on his face to the ground and bowed himself three times and they kissed one another and wept one another David exceeded

  • 1 Samuel 21:2 - and hath said And David unto Ahimelech the priest The king hath commanded me a business and hath said unto me Let no man know any thing me a business whereabout I send hath commanded my servants know a place to such and such

  • 1 Samuel 21:4 - answered And the priest David and said bread There is no common under mine hand bread hallowed but there is have kept if the young men themselves at least from women

  • 1 Samuel 21:5 - answered And David the priest and said unto him Of a truth women have been kept days from us about these three since I came out and the vessels of the young men are holy and the bread is in a manner common this day yea though it were sanctified and the vessels

  • 1 Samuel 25:5 - sent out And David ten unto the young men said And David unto the young men Get you up to Carmel and go to Nabal and greet him in my name

  • 1 Samuel 25:8 - Ask thee Wherefore let the young men and they will shew I pray thee whatsoever cometh thee Wherefore let the young men favour in thine eyes day in a good for we come give I pray thee whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants and to thy son David

  • 1 Samuel 25:9 - came young men And when David's they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name And when David's and ceased

  • 1 Samuel 25:12 - turned young men So David's their way and went again and came and told him all those sayings

  • 1 Samuel 25:14 - Abigail wife Nabal's told of the young men But one of the young men saying sent Behold David messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master and he railed