1 Kings 20:17:21 Kgs.20.17.W2TAB
נַעֲרֵ֛י
naare
“young men of”
- Transliteration
- na-a-RE
- Extended
- nah-ah-REE
- IPA
- /na.ʕaːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- young men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-a-RE
- clause
va-ye-tsu na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT ba-ri-sho-NA
- sentence
va-ye-tsu na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT ba-ri-sho-NA va-yish-LAKH ben-ha-DAD va-ya-GI-du LO le-MOR a-na-SHIM ya-tsu mish-shom-RON
Exegesis
The nested construct chain naʿărê {נַעֲרֵי | naʿărê} ‘young men of’ + šārê {שָׂרֵי | šārê} ‘princes of’ + hammədînôt {הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת | hammədînôt} ‘the provinces’ specifies subordinate military ranks.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–ayin–resh
“youth, young man”
In context — 1 Kings 20:17
The young men of the princes of the provinces went out first, and Ben-Hadad sent, and they informed him, saying, “Men have come out from Samaria.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:17, so the Hebrew word נַעֲרֵ֛י (naare) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.20.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.17.W2.S1) and character.