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נָעוּר

(Only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth , the state ( juvenility ) or the persons ( young people)

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נָעוּרH5271

What does נָעוּר mean in the Bible?

נָעוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "(only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth , the state ( juvenility ) or the persons ( young people)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does נָעוּר mean in the Bible?

נָעוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "(only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth , the state ( juvenility ) or the persons ( young people)".

How does the BSB render H5271?

The BSB source-word alignment has 47 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from my youth (8), of your youth (8), from youth (4), of her youth (4), of my youth (3).

Where does נָעוּר appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (9), Jeremiah (8), Psalms (8), Isaiah (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
from my youth8×1 Samuel 12:2, 1 Kings 18:12, Job 31:18, Psalms 71:5
of your youth8×Proverbs 5:18, Jeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:43
from youth4×Isaiah 47:15, Jeremiah 3:4, Jeremiah 22:21, Jeremiah 48:11
of her youth4×Proverbs 2:17, Ezekiel 23:19, Hosea 2:15, Joel 1:8
of my youth3×Job 13:26, Psalms 25:7, Jeremiah 31:19
from his youth2×Genesis 8:21, 1 Samuel 17:33
From our youth2×Jeremiah 3:24, Jeremiah 3:25
from their youth2×Jeremiah 32:30, Ezekiel 23:3
from your youth2×2 Samuel 19:7, Isaiah 47:12
. . .1×Numbers 30:16
[born in] one’s youth1×Psalms 127:4
as in her youth1×Leviticus 22:13
during her youth1×Numbers 30:3
ever since our youth1×Genesis 46:34
in her youth1×Ezekiel 23:8
in my youth1×Zechariah 13:5
in their youth1×Psalms 144:12
of one’s youth1×Isaiah 54:6
so that your youth1×Psalms 103:5
while he is still young1×Lamentations 3:27
your young1×Ezekiel 23:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:21מִנְּעֻרָ֑יוtofrom his youthPreposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularGenesis 46:34מִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּtoever since our youthPreposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralLeviticus 22:13כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָtoas in her youthPreposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularNumbers 30:3בִּנְעֻרֶֽיהָ׃toduring her youthPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularNumbers 30:16בִּנְעֻרֶ֖יהָto. . .Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1 Samuel 12:2מִנְּעֻרַ֖יtofrom my youthPreposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular1 Samuel 17:33מִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃סtofrom his youthPreposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2 Samuel 19:7מִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָtofrom your youthPreposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1 Kings 18:12מִנְּעֻרָֽי׃tofrom my youthPreposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularJob 13:26נְעוּרָֽי׃toof my youthNoun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 8:21
Aligned rows47
Books represented17
Genesis2Leviticus1Numbers21 Samuel22 Samuel11 Kings1Job2Psalms8Proverbs2Isaiah3Jeremiah8Lamentations1Ezekiel9Hosea1Joel1Zechariah1Malachi2
Source forms
נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ3xnə·‘ū·rā·yiḵEzekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:60, Ezekiel 23:21
מִנְּעוּרָ֑י2xmin·nə·‘ū·rāyPsalms 71:17, Psalms 129:2
מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃2xmin·nə·‘ū·rāyPsalms 71:5, Zechariah 13:5
נְעוּרָֽי׃2xnə·‘ū·rāyJob 13:26, Jeremiah 31:19
נְעוּרֶ֔יהָ2xnə·‘ū·re·hāEzekiel 23:19, Hosea 2:15
נְעוּרַ֔יִךְ2xnə·‘ū·ra·yiḵJeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 16:43
בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ1xḇin·‘ū·re·hāEzekiel 23:8
בִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥ם1xbin·‘ū·rê·hemPsalms 144:12
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular9x1 Samuel 12:2, 1 Kings 18:12, Job 31:18, Psalms 71:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular7xPsalms 103:5, Jeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:43
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular4xJob 13:26, Psalms 25:7, Jeremiah 3:4, Jeremiah 31:19
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular4xProverbs 2:17, Ezekiel 23:19, Hosea 2:15, Joel 1:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular3xProverbs 5:18, Malachi 2:14, Malachi 2:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular3xNumbers 30:3, Numbers 30:16, Ezekiel 23:8
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural3xGenesis 46:34, Jeremiah 3:24, Jeremiah 3:25
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular3xIsaiah 47:12, Isaiah 47:15, Jeremiah 22:21
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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