Naʻar — H5288

H5288 · Hebrew — נער

Pronunciation: nah'-ar

Definition

masculine noun

(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)

  1. a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer
    1. boy, lad, youth
    2. servant, retainer

Usually translated as

child, lad, servant, young, babe, boy, damsel

Origin

from H5287

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Naʻar occurs 239 times in 221 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (24), Exodus (4), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (2), Judges (21), Ruth (5), 1 Samuel (52), 2 Samuel (25), 1 Kings (11), 2 Kings (21), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (2), Nehemiah (8), Esther (4), Job (7), Psalms (3), Proverbs (7), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (2), Hosea (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N