Hebrew · H5291

נַעֲרָה

A girl (from infancy to adolescence)

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נַעֲרָה H5291

Pronunciation naʿărāh

What does נַעֲרָה (naʿărāh) mean in the Bible?

נַעֲרָה (naʿărāh): Young female in prepubescent to early adolescent stage; often marks vulnerable social status requiring protection or provision

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What does נַעֲרָה (naʿărāh) mean in the Bible?

נַעֲרָה (naʿărāh): Young female in prepubescent to early adolescent stage; often marks vulnerable social status requiring protection or provision

How does the BSB render H5291?

The BSB source-word alignment has 63 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The girl (5), . . . (3), the young woman (3), young (3), but the girl’s (2).

Where does נַעֲרָה (naʿărāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (14), Esther (13), Genesis (9), Judges (7).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

The girl 5× Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 34:12, 1 Kings 1:4

. . . 3× Genesis 34:3, Ruth 2:6, Esther 2:12

the young woman 3× Deuteronomy 22:24, Esther 2:7, Esther 2:13

young 3× Judges 21:12, Esther 2:2, Esther 2:3

but the girl’s 2× Judges 19:5, Judges 19:8

girl 2× 1 Kings 1:3, 2 Kings 5:2

the girl’s 2× Judges 19:4, Judges 19:9

vvv 2× Deuteronomy 22:23, Deuteronomy 22:28

woman 2× Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 22:27

young woman 2× Ruth 2:5, Ruth 4:12

[and] 1× Deuteronomy 22:16

[she] 1× Deuteronomy 22:21

a young 1× 1 Kings 1:2

and her attendants 1× Exodus 2:5

and her servant girls 1× Genesis 24:61

and my maidens 1× Esther 4:16

And the young woman 1× Esther 2:9

and when [her] 1× Judges 19:3

before [her] 1× Esther 2:12

for her maidservants 1× Proverbs 31:15

for your maidens 1× Job 41:5

for your maidservants 1× Proverbs 27:27

her maidservants 1× Proverbs 9:3

his young women 1× Ruth 2:22

Let the girl 1× Genesis 24:55

maidens 1× Esther 4:4

maidservants 1× Esther 2:9

my servant girls 1× Ruth 2:8

Now the girl 1× Genesis 24:16

of her maidens 1× 1 Samuel 25:42

proof of the young woman’s 1× Deuteronomy 22:20

servant girls 1× Ruth 3:2

she 1× Deuteronomy 22:26

some young women 1× 1 Samuel 9:11

that the girl 1× Genesis 24:14

the proof of her 1× Deuteronomy 22:15

the same girl 1× Amos 2:7

the young girl 1× Genesis 34:3

the young woman’s 1× Deuteronomy 22:29

Then let the young woman 1× Esther 2:4

Then the girl’s 1× Judges 19:6

Then the young woman’s 1× Deuteronomy 22:15

to the servant girls 1× Ruth 2:23

to the young woman 1× Deuteronomy 22:26

to the young woman’s 1× Deuteronomy 22:19

with them 1× Esther 2:9

young women 1× Esther 2:8

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Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 24:14

Aligned rows 63

Books represented 12

Genesis 9 Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 14 Judges 7 Ruth 7 1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 2 Esther 13 Job 1 Proverbs 3 Amos 1

Source forms

הַנַּעַר 8x han·na·ʿar Deuteronomy 22:15, Deuteronomy 22:16, Deuteronomy 22:21, Deuteronomy 22:24

הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה 5x han·na·‘ă·rāh Deuteronomy 22:19, Judges 19:3, Judges 19:4, 2 Kings 5:4

נַעֲרָ֣ה 4x na·‘ă·rāh Judges 21:12, 1 Kings 1:2, 1 Kings 1:3, 2 Kings 5:2

הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ 2x han·na·‘ă·rā Genesis 24:28, Genesis 34:3

הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה 2x han·na·‘ă·rāh Ruth 4:12, Esther 2:13

לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ 2x lə·na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā Job 41:5, Proverbs 27:27

נַעַר 2x na·ʿar Deuteronomy 22:23, Deuteronomy 22:28

נְעָר֥וֹת 2x nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ Esther 2:2, Esther 2:8

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - feminine singular 27x Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 34:3

Noun - feminine singular 9x Deuteronomy 22:23, Deuteronomy 22:28, Judges 21:12, Ruth 2:6

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Genesis 24:16, 1 Kings 1:4, Esther 2:4, Esther 2:7

Noun - feminine plural 3x 1 Samuel 9:11, Esther 2:2, Esther 2:8

Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 3x 1 Samuel 25:42, Esther 2:9, Proverbs 9:3

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Genesis 24:57, Deuteronomy 22:20, Deuteronomy 22:26

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Genesis 24:61, Exodus 2:5

Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Ruth 2:22, Ruth 3:2

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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נַעֲרָה

What does נַעֲרָה (naʿărāh) mean in the Bible?

What does נַעֲרָה (naʿărāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H5291?

Where does נַעֲרָה (naʿărāh) appear in Scripture?

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