נער

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Hebrew

Root
נ־ע־ר (n-ʿ-r)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

נָעַר • (na'ár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to bray (donkey)
Conjugation
Conjugation of נָעַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָעַרְתִּי נָעַרְנוּ
second נָעַרְתָּ נָעַרְתְּ נְעַרְתֶּם1 נְעַרְתֶּן1
third נָעַר נָעֲרָה נָעֲרוּ
present נוֹעֵר נוֹעֶרֶת נוֹעֲרִים נוֹעֲרוֹת
future first אֶנְעַר נִנְעַר
second תִּנְעַר תִּנְעֲרִי תִּנְעֲרוּ תִּנְעַרְנָה2
third יִנְעַר תִּנְעַר יִנְעֲרוּ תִּנְעַרְנָה2
imperative נְעַר נַעֲרִי נַעֲרוּ נְעַרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָעַרְתֶּם and נָעַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Compare Ugaritic 𐎐𐎓𐎗 (nʿr, “boy, servant boy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

נַעַר • (ná'ar) m (plural indefinite נְעָרִים, feminine counterpart נַעֲרָה)

  1. (biblical Hebrew) non-infant child
  2. (biblical Hebrew) boy, physically able young man. Also, a servant.
  3. (modern) adolescent, teenager
Declension
Declension of נַעַר
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
masculine singular indefinite נַעַר first נַעֲרִי נַעֲרֵנוּ
definite הַנַּעַר second נַעַרְךָ נַעֲרֵךְ נַעַרְכֶם נַעַרְכֶן
construct נַעַר־ third נַעֲרוֹ נַעֲרָהּ נַעֲרָם נַעֲרָן
masculine plural indefinite נְעָרִים first נעריי / נְעָרַי נְעָרֵינוּ
definite הַנְּעָרִים second נְעָרֶיךָ נערייך / נְעָרַיִךְ נַעֲרֵיכֶם נַעֲרֵיכֶן
construct נַעֲרֵי־ third נְעָרָיו נְעָרֶיהָ נַעֲרֵיהֶם נַעֲרֵיהֶן
feminine singular indefinite נַעֲרָה first נַעֲרָתִי נַעֲרָתֵנוּ
definite הַנַּעֲרָה second נַעֲרָתְךָ נַעֲרָתֵךְ נַעֲרַתְכֶם נַעֲרַתְכֶן
construct נַעֲרַת־ third נַעֲרָתוֹ נַעֲרָתָהּ נַעֲרָתָם נַעֲרָתָן
feminine plural indefinite נְעָרוֹת first נערותיי / נַעֲרוֹתַי נַעֲרוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַנְּעָרוֹת second נַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ נערותייך / נַעֲרוֹתַיִךְ נַעֲרוֹתֵיכֶם נַעֲרוֹתֵיכֶן
construct נַעֲרוֹת־ third נַעֲרוֹתָיו נַעֲרוֹתֶיהָ נַעֲרוֹתָם נַעֲרוֹתָן
Synonyms
Derived terms

Noun

נֹעַר • (nó'ar) m

  1. defective spelling of נוער

References

Etymology 3

Verb

נִעֵר • (ni'ér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניער
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