1 S 4:21
, not weaned
1 S 1:22
; also
Is 8:4
,
cf.
7:16
+.
b.
of lad just weaned
1 S 1:24
(
del.
2nd
נער
,
cf.
further
Dr Bu HP
S),
v
2
5,
27
, etc.
c.
=
youth: of young Ishmael
Gn 21:12f.
(
E
), Isaac
22:5
,
12
(
E
),
Joseph
Gn 37:2
(
E
; 17 years old,), Benj.
43:8
;
44:22f.
(
J
), sons of Samuel
1 S 2:17
, of Jesse
1 S 16:11
;
נ׳ קָטֹן
little lad
1 S 20:35 1 K 3:7 2 K 5:14 Is 11:
6,
נ׳ קָטָן
1 K 11:1
7,
pl.
2 K 2:2
3.
d.
נ׳
with special stress on youthfulness
Ju 8:20 1 S 17:3
3,
42 Ho 11:1 Is 3:4
cf.
Ec 10:16 Is 3:
5;
10:19 Je 1:
6,
7 1 Ch 22:
5;
29
;
1 2 Ch 13:
7;
34:3
; so in phr.
מִנּ׳ וְעַד זָקֵן
Gn 19:4
(
J
),
Jos 6:21
(
J
),
Est 3:31
cf.
Ex 10:9
(
E
),
Dt 28:50 Is 20:
4;
65:20 Je 51:22 La 2:21
ψ 37:25
;
148:12 Pr 22:
6.
e.
of marriageable age
Gn 34:19
(
J
), warrior Absalom
2 S 18:5
,
12
+, Zadok
1 Ch 12:29
, etc.
2.
servant, retainer
(
c.
105 times):
a.
=
personal attendant, household servant,
Nu 22:22
(
J
),
Ju 7:10
,
11
;
19:3 1 S 9:3f. 2 K 4:1
2,
25
+
often
b.
=
retainer, follower
Gn 14:24 1 S 25:5f. 2 S 2:14f. 1 K 20:14f. 2 K 19:6
=
Is 37:
6,
Jb 1:15
,
16
,
17 Ne 4:1
0,
17
+
often—
Zc 11:16
is corrupt,
cf.
We No
w.—
Note
.
נער
occurs in Pent. as
Kt
with
Qr
perpet.
נַעֲרָה q.v.
• נֹ˜עַר S 5290 TWOT 1389b GK 5854 n.m. youth, early life (rare poet. synon. for
נְעוּרִים
);—
abs.
נ׳
Jb 33:25
(
=
youthful vigour),
36:14
,
מִנּ׳
Pr 29:21
ψ 88:16
from youth up
.
• I . נַעֲרָה S 5291, 5292 TWOT 1389c GK 5855, 5856, 5857 n.f. girl, damsel ;— abs. נ׳ Ju 19:3 + 22 times, also Qr Gn 24:14 + 20 times Gn Dt ( נַעֲרָה Kt in Pent. only Dt 22:19 , v. infr .); pl. abs. נְעָרֹות 1 S 9:11 +, cstr. נַעֲרֹות Est 4: 4; sf. נַעֲרֹותָיו Ru 2:2 2; 3:2 , נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ Gn 24:61 Ex 2: 5, etc.;— 1. girl, damsel; נ׳ קְטַנָּה little girl only 2 K 5:2 , cf. v 4, perhaps = young daughters Jb 40:29 ; elsewhere = young woman 1 S 9:11 ; especially as marriageable, Gn 24:14 , 16 , 28 , 55 , 57 ; 34:3 , 12 (all J ), Dt 22:15 (×2), 16 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 24 , 26 (×2), 29 1 K 1: 3, 4 Est 2:4 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 (×2), 13 ; specif. virgin נ׳ בְּתוּלָה Ju 21:12 Dt 22:2 3, 28 1 K 1:2 Est 2:2 , 3 ( cf. Dt 22:15 b, 20 ); נ׳ מְאֹרָשָׂה betrothed girl Dt 22:2 5, 27 ; young widow Ru 2:6 ; 4:12 ; of a concubine Ju 19:3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , a prostitute Am 2:7 . 2. of female attendants, maids (always pl. ), Gn 24:61 ( J ), Ex 2:5 ( E ), 1 S 25:42 Pr 9:3 ; 27:27 ; 31:15 Est 2:9 (×2); 4:4 , 16 ; gleaner(s) Ru 2:5 , 8 , 22 , 23 ; 3:2 .— Note . נער Kt in Pent. as fem. ( Qr נַעֲרָ˜ is prob. not original; it is not found in Sam. Pent., and fpl. נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ occurs Gn Ex; cf. Ges § § 2 n., 17 c .
Joseph Fl. Josephus (sometimes).