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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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נָעוּר H5271

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 youth 8× 1 Samuel 12:2, 1 Kings 18:12, Job 31:18, Psalms 71:5
of your youth 8× Proverbs 5:18, Jeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:43
from youth 4× Isaiah 47:15, Jeremiah 3:4, Jeremiah 22:21, Jeremiah 48:11
of her youth 4× Proverbs 2:17, Ezekiel 23:19, Hosea 2:15, Joel 1:8
of my youth 3× Job 13:26, Psalms 25:7, Jeremiah 31:19
from his youth 2× Genesis 8:21, 1 Samuel 17:33
From our youth 2× Jeremiah 3:24, Jeremiah 3:25
from their youth 2× Jeremiah 32:30, Ezekiel 23:3
from your youth 2× 2 Samuel 19:7, Isaiah 47:12
. . . 1× Numbers 30:16
[born in] one’s youth 1× Psalms 127:4
as in her youth 1× Leviticus 22:13
during her youth 1× Numbers 30:3
ever since our youth 1× Genesis 46:34
in her youth 1× Ezekiel 23:8
in my youth 1× Zechariah 13:5
in their youth 1× Psalms 144:12
of one’s youth 1× Isaiah 54:6
so that your youth 1× Psalms 103:5
while he is still young 1× Lamentations 3:27
your young 1× Ezekiel 23:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:21 מִנְּעֻרָ֑יו to from his youth Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 46:34 מִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ to ever since our youth Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Leviticus 22:13 כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ to as in her youth Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 30:3 בִּנְעֻרֶֽיהָ׃ to during her youth Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 30:16 בִּנְעֻרֶ֖יהָ to . . . Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 12:2 מִנְּעֻרַ֖י to from my youth Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1 Samuel 17:33 מִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ס to from his youth Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 19:7 מִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָ to from your youth Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1 Kings 18:12 מִנְּעֻרָֽי׃ to from my youth Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Job 13:26 נְעוּרָֽי׃ to of my youth Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 8:21
Aligned rows 47
Books represented 17
Genesis 2 Leviticus 1 Numbers 2 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 Job 2 Psalms 8 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 8 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 9 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Zechariah 1 Malachi 2
Source forms
נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ 3x nə·‘ū·rā·yiḵ Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:60, Ezekiel 23:21
מִנְּעוּרָ֑י 2x min·nə·‘ū·rāy Psalms 71:17, Psalms 129:2
מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃ 2x min·nə·‘ū·rāy Psalms 71:5, Zechariah 13:5
נְעוּרָֽי׃ 2x nə·‘ū·rāy Job 13:26, Jeremiah 31:19
נְעוּרֶ֔יהָ 2x nə·‘ū·re·hā Ezekiel 23:19, Hosea 2:15
נְעוּרַ֔יִךְ 2x nə·‘ū·ra·yiḵ Jeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 16:43
בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ 1x ḇin·‘ū·re·hā Ezekiel 23:8
בִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥ם 1x bin·‘ū·rê·hem Psalms 144:12
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 9x 1 Samuel 12:2, 1 Kings 18:12, Job 31:18, Psalms 71:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 7x Psalms 103:5, Jeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:43
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 4x Job 13:26, Psalms 25:7, Jeremiah 3:4, Jeremiah 31:19
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 4x Proverbs 2:17, Ezekiel 23:19, Hosea 2:15, Joel 1:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 3x Proverbs 5:18, Malachi 2:14, Malachi 2:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 3x Numbers 30:3, Numbers 30:16, Ezekiel 23:8
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural 3x Genesis 46:34, Jeremiah 3:24, Jeremiah 3:25
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 3x Isaiah 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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