נער

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Hebrew

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Root
נ־ע־ר (n-ʿ-r)

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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נָעַר (na'ár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to bray (donkey)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎐𐎓𐎗 (nʿr, boy, servant boy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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נַעַר (ná'arm (plural indefinite נְעָרִים, feminine counterpart נַעֲרָה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (biblical Hebrew) non-infant child
  2. (biblical Hebrew) boy, physically able young man. Also, a servant.
  3. (modern) adolescent, teenager
Declension
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Noun

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נֹעַר (nó'arm

  1. defective spelling of נוער

References

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Etymology 3

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Verb

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נִעֵר (ni'ér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניער