1 Samuel 20:38:91 Sam.20.38.W9TAB
נַ֔עַר
naar
“young man or boy”
- Transliteration
- NA-ar
- Extended
- NAA-ahr
- IPA
- /ˈna.ʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- young man or boy
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NA-ar
- phraseyour reading level
al-ta-a-MOD va-ye-lak-KET NA-ar
- clause
al-ta-a-MOD va-ye-lak-KET NA-ar ye-ho-NA-tan et-ha-khi-TSIM va-ya-VO el-a-do-NAV
- sentence
va-yik-RA ye-ho-NA-tan a-kha-REI ha-NA-ar me-he-RA KHU-sha al-ta-a-MOD va-ye-lak-KET NA-ar ye-ho-NA-tan et-ha-khi-TSIM va-ya-VO el-a-do-NAV
Exegesis
The construct lan-naar {לַנַּעַר | la-nnaʿār} merges preposition and noun via assimilation to mark the indirect object.
Root and etymology
n-ʿ-rnun–ayin–resh
“young man, attendant”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:38
And Jonathan called the lad and said, “Hurry! Run! Do not stop.” Then the lad took the arrows and returned to his master.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 20:38, so the Hebrew word נַ֔עַר (naar) 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 Sam.20.38.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.38.W9.S1) and character.