נַעַר

naar · straying one, scattered one

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5289 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

naar (נַעַר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “straying one, scattered one”.

The one that strays or is scattered; from a root meaning “shake, scatter.” It appears only in Zechariah 11:16, of the sheep that has wandered off.

How to say it

na·ar

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Zechariah 11:16

    For look, I am raising up a shepherd in the land; those that are disappearing he will not attend to, the straying he will not seek, and the broken he will not heal, the one that stands he will not sustain; but the flesh of the fat he will eat, and their hooves he will tear off.