5291. naarah
Strong's Lexicon
naarah: Young woman, girl, maiden

Original Word: נַעֲרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: na`arah
Pronunciation: nah-ah-RAH
Phonetic Spelling: (nah-ar-aw')
Definition: Young woman, girl, maiden
Meaning: a girl

Word Origin: Derived from the root נַעַר (na'ar), which means "to shake off" or "to be young."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2877 (korasion): A diminutive form of "girl," often used in the New Testament to refer to a young girl or maiden.

- G3933 (parthenos): Refers to a virgin or unmarried woman, often used in the context of purity.

Usage: The term "na'arah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a young woman or girl, often of marriageable age. It can denote a female who is not yet married and is typically associated with youth and vitality. The word is used to describe both the physical and social status of a young woman in ancient Israelite society.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the term "na'arah" carried significant cultural implications. Young women were often seen as potential brides, and their status was closely tied to family honor and social standing. The role of a "na'arah" in society was often defined by her family relationships and her potential for marriage. The concept of a young woman was also linked to purity and innocence, reflecting the societal values of the time.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of naar
Definition
a girl, maiden
NASB Translation
each young lady (1), girl (21), girl's (11), maidens (8), maids (7), young (4), young ladies (1), young lady (4), young woman (2), young women (1), young...woman (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. נַעֲרָה noun feminine girl, damsel; — absolute ׳נ Judges 19:3 22t., also Qr Genesis 24:14 20t. Genesis, Deuteronomy (נַעֲרָה Kt in Pentateuch only Deuteronomy 22:19, see below); plural absolute נְעָרוֺת 1 Samuel 9:11 +, construct נַעֲרוֺת Esther 4:4; suffix נַעֲרוֺתָיו Ruth 2:22; Ruth 3:2, נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ Genesis 24:61; Exodus 2:5, etc.; —

1 girl, damsel; קְטַנָּה ׳נ little girl only 2 Kings 5:2, compare 2 Kings 5:4, perhaps = young daughters Job 40:29; elsewhere = young woman 1 Samuel 9:11; especially as marriageable, Genesis 24:14,16,28,55,57; Genesis 34:3,12 (all J), Deuteronomy 22:15 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 22:16,19,20,21,24,26 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 22:29; 1 Kings 1:3,4; Esther 2:4,7,8,9,12 (twice in verse); Esther 2:13; specifically virgin בְּתוּלָה ׳נ Judges 21:12; Deuteronomy 22:23,28; 1 Kings 1:2; Esther 2:2,3(compare Deuteronomy 22:15b; Deuteronomy 22:20); מְאֹרָשָׂה ׳נ betrothed girl Deuteronomy 22:25,27; young widow Ruth 2:6; Ruth 4:12; of a concubine Judges 19:3,4,5,6,8,9, a prostitute Amos 2:7.

2 of female attendants, maids (always plural), Genesis 24:61 (J), Exodus 2:5 (E), 1 Samuel 25:42; Proverbs 9:3; Proverbs 27:27; Proverbs 31:15; Esther 2:9 (twice in verse); Esther 4:4,16; gleaners Ruth 2:5,8,22,23; Ruth 3:2. —

Note. נער Kt in Pentateuch as feminine (Qr נַעֲרָ֯) is probably not original; it is not found in Sam. Pentateuch, and feminine plural נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ occurs Genesis, Exodus; compare Ges§§ 2n, 17c.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
damsel, maiden, young woman

Feminine of na'ar; a girl (from infancy to adolescence) -- damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).

see HEBREW na'ar

Forms and Transliterations
בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת בנערות הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֜ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֡ה הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃ הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֛ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֜ה הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ הַנְּעָר֔וֹת הַנַּעֲרָ֣ה הַנַּעֲרָ֥ הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה הנער הנער׃ הנערה הנערות וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה וְלַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ וְנַעֲרָ֜ה וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֗יהָ וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ וְנַעֲרֹתַ֖י והנער והנערה ולנערה ונערה ונערתי ונערתיה לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ לַֽנַּעֲרָ֑ לַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה לַֽנַּעֲרָֽה׃ לנער לנערה לנערה׃ לנערותיך׃ לנערתיה׃ נְעָר֔וֹת נְעָר֥וֹת נַ֣עֲרוֹתָ֔יו נַעֲר֨וֹת נַעֲרָ֣ה נַעֲרָ֤ה נַעֲרָ֨ה נַעֲרָֽה־ נַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָ נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ נַעֲרֹתָֽי׃ נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ נַעֲרוֹתָ֑יו נערה נערה־ נערות נערותיה נערותיו נערתי׃ נערתיה bə·na·‘ă·rō·wṯ bəna‘ărōwṯ benaaRot han·na·‘ă·rā han·na·‘ă·rāh han·nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ hanna‘ărā hanna‘ărāh hannaaRa hannaaRah hannə‘ārōwṯ hanneaRot lan·na·‘ă·rā lan·na·‘ă·rāh lanna‘ărā lanna‘ărāh lannaaRa LannaaRah lə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā lə·na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā ləna‘ărōṯehā ləna‘ărōwṯeḵā lenaaroTeicha lenaaroTeiha na‘ărāh na‘ărāh- na‘ărōṯāy na‘ărōṯehā na‘ărōwṯ na‘ărōwṯāw na‘ărōwṯehā na·‘ă·rāh na·‘ă·rāh- na·‘ă·rō·ṯāy na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯāw na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·hā na·‘ă·rō·wṯ naaRah naaRot naaroTai naaroTav naaroTeiha nə‘ārōwṯ nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ neaRot vehannaaRa vehannaaRah velannaaRah venaaRah venaaroTai venaaroTeiha wə·han·na·‘ă·rā wə·han·na·‘ă·rāh wə·lan·na·‘ă·rāh wə·na·‘ă·rāh wə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯay wə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā wəhanna‘ărā wəhanna‘ărāh wəlanna‘ărāh wəna‘ărāh wəna‘ărōṯay wəna‘ărōṯehā
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Genesis 24:14
HEB: וְהָיָ֣ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֹמַ֤ר
NAS: now may it be that the girl to whom
KJV: And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say,
INT: now may it be that the girl to whom say

Genesis 24:16
HEB: וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ טֹבַ֤ת מַרְאֶה֙
NAS: The girl was very beautiful,
KJV: And the damsel [was] very fair
INT: the girl beautiful upon

Genesis 24:28
HEB: וַתָּ֙רָץ֙ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ וַתַּגֵּ֖ד לְבֵ֣ית
NAS: Then the girl ran and told
KJV: And the damsel ran, and told
INT: ran the girl and told household

Genesis 24:55
HEB: וְאִמָּ֔הּ תֵּשֵׁ֨ב הַנַּעֲרָ֥ אִתָּ֛נוּ יָמִ֖ים
NAS: said, Let the girl stay
KJV: said, Let the damsel abide
INT: mother stay the girl for days

Genesis 24:57
HEB: וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ נִקְרָ֣א לַֽנַּעֲרָ֑ וְנִשְׁאֲלָ֖ה אֶת־
NAS: We will call the girl and consult
KJV: We will call the damsel, and enquire
INT: said will call the girl and consult her wishes

Genesis 24:61
HEB: וַתָּ֨קָם רִבְקָ֜ה וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֗יהָ וַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙ עַל־
NAS: arose with her maids, and they mounted
KJV: arose, and her damsels, and they rode
INT: arose Rebekah her maids mounted and

Genesis 34:3
HEB: וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙ אֶת־ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־
NAS: and he loved the girl and spoke
KJV: and he loved the damsel, and spake
INT: of Jacob loved the girl and spoke and

Genesis 34:3
HEB: עַל־ לֵ֥ב הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃
KJV: and spake kindly unto the damsel.
INT: and tenderly the girl

Genesis 34:12
HEB: לִ֥י אֶת־ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
NAS: to me; but give me the girl in marriage.
KJV: unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
INT: to me give the girl marriage

Exodus 2:5
HEB: עַל־ הַיְאֹ֔ר וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ הֹלְכֹ֖ת עַל־
NAS: at the Nile, with her maidens walking
KJV: [herself] at the river; and her maidens walked
INT: at the Nile her maidens walking and

Deuteronomy 22:15
HEB: [הַנַּעַר כ] (הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה ק) וְאִמָּ֑הּ
NAS: then the girl's father and her mother
KJV: Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother,
INT: shall take father damsel mother and bring

Deuteronomy 22:15
HEB: [הַנַּעַר כ] (הַֽנַּעֲרָ֛ה ק) אֶל־
NAS: and bring out the [evidence] of the girl's virginity
KJV: and bring forth [the tokens of] the damsel's virginity
INT: and bring virginity damsel to the elders

Deuteronomy 22:16
HEB: [הַנַּעַר כ] (הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה ק) אֶל־
NAS: The girl's father shall say
KJV: And the damsel's father shall say
INT: shall say father damsel to the elders

Deuteronomy 22:19
HEB: וְנָתְנוּ֙ לַאֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה כִּ֤י הוֹצִיא֙
NAS: and give it to the girl's father,
KJV: [them] unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up
INT: and give father to the girl's because publicly

Deuteronomy 22:20
HEB: [לַנַּעַר כ] (לַֽנַּעֲרָֽה׃ ק)
NAS: is TRUE, that the girl was not found
KJV: be not found for the damsel:
INT: found A virgin damsel

Deuteronomy 22:21
HEB: [הַנַּעַר כ] (הַֽנַּעֲרָ֜ה ק) אֶל־
NAS: then they shall bring out the girl to the doorway
KJV: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door
INT: shall bring damsel to the doorway

Deuteronomy 22:23
HEB: [נַעַר כ] (נַעֲרָ֣ה ק) בְתוּלָ֔ה
NAS: If there is a girl who is a virgin
KJV: If a damsel [that is] a virgin
INT: If become damsel virgin engaged

Deuteronomy 22:24
HEB: [הַנַּעַר כ] (הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה ק) עַל־
NAS: them to death; the girl, because
KJV: that they die; the damsel, because
INT: stones to death damsel and act

Deuteronomy 22:25
HEB: [הַנַּעַר כ] (הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ ק) הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה
NAS: finds the girl who is engaged,
KJV: a betrothed damsel in the field,
INT: finds the man damsel is engaged forces

Deuteronomy 22:26
HEB: [וְלַנַּעַר כ] (וְלַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ ק) לֹא־
NAS: nothing to the girl; there is no
KJV: But unto the damsel thou shalt do
INT: damsel not shall do

Deuteronomy 22:26
HEB: [לַנַּעַר כ] (לַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה ק) חֵ֣טְא
NAS: sin in the girl worthy of death,
KJV: nothing; [there is] in the damsel no sin
INT: case there damsel sin of death

Deuteronomy 22:27
HEB: [הַנַּעַר כ] (הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ ק) הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה
NAS: the engaged girl cried
KJV: [and] the betrothed damsel cried,
INT: found cried damsel the engaged there

Deuteronomy 22:28
HEB: [נַעַר כ] (נַעֲרָ֤ה ק) בְתוּלָה֙
NAS: finds a girl who is a virgin,
KJV: find a damsel [that is] a virgin,
INT: finds A man damsel virgin who

Deuteronomy 22:29
HEB: [הַנַּעַר כ] (הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה ק) חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים
NAS: with her shall give to the girl's father
KJV: with her shall give unto the damsel's father
INT: with father damsel fifty silver

Judges 19:3
HEB: וַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה וַיִּשְׂמַ֖ח לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃
NAS: house, and when the girl's father
KJV: and when the father of the damsel saw
INT: saw father the girl's was glad to meet

63 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5291
63 Occurrences


bə·na·‘ă·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
han·na·‘ă·rā — 6 Occ.
han·na·‘ă·rāh — 21 Occ.
han·nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
lan·na·‘ă·rā — 1 Occ.
lan·na·‘ă·rāh — 2 Occ.
lə·na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā — 2 Occ.
lə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā — 1 Occ.
na·‘ă·rāh — 9 Occ.
na·‘ă·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
na·‘ă·rō·ṯāy — 1 Occ.
na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯāw — 2 Occ.
na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā — 3 Occ.
nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
wə·han·na·‘ă·rā — 1 Occ.
wə·han·na·‘ă·rāh — 3 Occ.
wə·lan·na·‘ă·rāh — 1 Occ.
wə·na·‘ă·rāh — 1 Occ.
wə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯay — 1 Occ.
wə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā — 2 Occ.















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