BDB5278
נֹ֫עַר noun masculine youth, early life (rare poetic synonym for נְעוּרִים); — absolute ׳ נ Job 33:25 (= youthful vigour), Job 36:14, ׳ מִנּ Prov 29:21; Ps 88:16 from youth up.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5290 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נוֹעַר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5287 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 17 |
| Transliteration: | no`ar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | no'-ar |
| Meaning: | 1. (abstractly) boyhood |
| KJV Renderings: | child, youth. |
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נֹ֫עַר noun masculine youth, early life (rare poetic synonym for נְעוּרִים); — absolute ׳ נ Job 33:25 (= youthful vigour), Job 36:14, ׳ מִנּ Prov 29:21; Ps 88:16 from youth up.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke