נער

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נער^¹

/naˈ(ʔ)aʁ/ Modern Israeli
/naˈʕar/ Modern Israeli

verb נָעַר · na'ár · לנעור · לִנְעֹר · נְעִירָה · -

construction pa'al to bray (donkey)

נער^²

[ˈnaːʕaʀ̟]
/ˈna.(ʔ)aʁ/ Modern Israeli
/ˈnaʕar/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

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

noun נַעַר · ná'ar · נְעָרִים · נַעֲרָה · נַעֲרִי

Hebrew non-infant child
Hebrew boy, physically able young man. Also, a servant.
modern adolescent, teenager

Similar: בָּחוּר, צָעִיר, עֶלֶם

noun נֹעַר · nó'ar

misspelling defective spelling of נוער

נער^³

verb נִעֵר · ni'ér

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of ניער

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: בָּחוּר, צָעִיר, עֶלֶם

In English

boy male servant
bray to make the cry of a donkey
teenager person aged between thirteen and nineteen
armiger squire carrying the armour of a knight
page serving boy
youth young person
adolescent a teenager
valet a man's personal male attendant
pageboy boy that is a page

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נער},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%A2%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

נער