What does נָעַר (nāʿar) mean in the Bible?
נָעַר (nāʿar): Physical shaking with forceful motion; used metaphorically for overthrowing or casting off oppression and enemies
Hebrew · H5287
נָעַר
To tumble about
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נָעַר H5287
Pronunciation nāʿar
What does נָעַר (nāʿar) mean in the Bible?
נָעַר (nāʿar): Physical shaking with forceful motion; used metaphorically for overthrowing or casting off oppression and enemies
Full entry for נָעַר (H5287) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5287?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and shake (1), and shake myself free (1), but swept (1), I am shaken off (1), never (1).
Where does נָעַר (nāʿar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 14:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Nehemiah (3), Psalms (2), Exodus (1).
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 and shake 1× Job 38:13
and shake myself free 1× Judges 16:20
but swept 1× Psalms 136:15
I am shaken off 1× Psalms 109:23
never 1× Isaiah 33:15
shake 1× Nehemiah 5:13
Shake off 1× Isaiah 52:2
shake off their leaves 1× Isaiah 33:9
shaken out 1× Nehemiah 5:13
shook out 1× Nehemiah 5:13
swept them 1× Exodus 14:27
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 14:27 וַיְנַעֵ֧ר to swept them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Judges 16:20 וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר to and shake myself free Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular Nehemiah 5:13 נָעַ֗רְתִּי to shook out Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Nehemiah 5:13 יְנַעֵ֪ר to shake Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Nehemiah 5:13 נָע֖וּר to shaken out Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Job 38:13 וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ to and shake Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 109:23 נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי to I am shaken off Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Psalms 136:15 וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר to but swept Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 33:9 וְנֹעֵ֥ר to shake off their leaves Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 33:15 נֹעֵ֤ר to never Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 14:27
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Exodus 1 Judges 1 Nehemiah 3 Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3
Source forms
הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י 1x hiṯ·na·‘ă·rî Isaiah 52:2
וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר 1x wə·’in·nā·‘êr Judges 16:20
וַיְנַעֵ֧ר 1x way·na·‘êr Exodus 14:27
וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ 1x wə·yin·nā·‘ă·rū Job 38:13
וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר 1x wə·ni·‘êr Psalms 136:15
וְנֹעֵ֥ר 1x wə·nō·‘êr Isaiah 33:9
יְנַעֵ֪ר 1x yə·na·‘êr Nehemiah 5:13
נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי 1x nin·‘ar·tî Psalms 109:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular 1x Judges 16:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Job 38:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 136:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 14:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 33:9
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 52:2
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Psalms 109:23
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 5:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical shaking with forceful motion; used metaphorically for overthrowing or casting off oppression and enemies
Source Gloss
to tumble about
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical shaking with forceful motion; used metaphorically for overthrowing or casting off oppression and enemies
to tumble about BDB: shake Usage: shake (off, out, self), overthrow, toss up and down.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Participle active Isa 33:15 1×
Perfect Neh 5:13 1×
Participle passive Neh 5:13 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 52:2 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Imperfect Neh 5:13 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Ps 109:23 1×
Word Origins
נָעַר is built from this root:
נָעַר H5286
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain