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1 Samuel 20:39

“But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

נַעַרnaʻar · nah'-ar
H5288 · Hebrew

Definition: (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
Derivation: from H5287 (נָעַר);
KJV renderings: babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הַ — particle (definite article)
נַּ֖עַר — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Td/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 239 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:24 Genesis 18:7 Genesis 19:4 Genesis 21:12 Genesis 21:17

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נַעַר here.

Verse 38 Verse 40

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.