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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

YOUNG; MEN, YOUNG WOMEN

yung, (bachur, na`ar; neanias, neaniskos): "Young man" is generally in the Old Testament the translation of bachur, from bachar, "to prove," "to choose," and of na`ar (literally, "boy," but used sometimes also of a girl). The former term denotes a young man, no longer a mere youth, but liable to military service (Deuteronomy 32:25 Judges 14:10 1 Samuel 8:16 2 Kings 8:12, etc.). In Numbers 11:28, the King James Version "Joshua.... the servant of Moses, one of his young men" (bechurim), the Revised Version (British and American) renders "one of his chosen men," margin "from his youth." Na`ar is frequently used (singular and plural) of soldiers (1 Samuel 14:1, 6; 1 Samuel 21:4; 1 Samuel 25:5, 8, 9 2 Samuel 1:5, 6, 15, etc.). Abraham's "young men" (ne`arim) were "trained servants," "trained men," warriors (Genesis 14:24; compare 14:14 the Revised Version (British and American)). The word is often in the Old Testament translated "servant": thus in the Revised Version (British and American) for the King James Version "young man," "young men" (Genesis 18:7 2 Kings 4:22 1 Kings 20:14, the Revised Version margin). In the New Testament, the ordinary words for "young man" are neanias (Acts 7:58; Acts 20:9; Acts 23:17, 18, 22) and neaniskos (Matthew 19:20, 22 Mark 14:51, etc.). "Young men" in Acts 5:6 is neoteroi, comparative of neos, "young," recent; the feminine of the latter word is "young women" in Titus 2:4, and neoterai is "younger women" (the Revised Version (British and American) "widows") in 1 Timothy 5:14. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament young men are earnestly exhorted to wisdom and sober-mindedness (Proverbs 1:8, 9 Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ecclesiastes 12:1, 13, 14 Titus 2:6, "discreet"; compare The Wisdom of Solomon 9:11), etc.

W. L. Walker

Greek

3495. neaniskos -- a young man, a youth
... a young man, a youth. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: neaniskos
Phonetic Spelling: (neh-an-is'-kos) Short Definition: a young man Definition: a ...
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3502. neossos -- young.
... 3501b, 3502. neossos. 3503 . young. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: neossos Phonetic Spelling: (neh-os-sos') Short ...
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3494. neanias -- a young man
... a young man. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: neanias Phonetic Spelling:
(neh-an-ee'-as) Short Definition: a young man, youth Definition: a ...
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3565. numphe -- a bride, a young woman
... a bride, a young woman. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: numphe Phonetic
Spelling: (noom-fay') Short Definition: a bride, daughter-in-law ...
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3448. moschos -- a young shoot, a calf
... a young shoot, a calf. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: moschos
Phonetic Spelling: (mos'-khos) Short Definition: a calf Definition: a calf ...
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3501b. neos, neoteros -- young, new
neos, neoteros. 3501a, 3501b. neos, neoteros. 3502 . young, new. Transliteration:
neos, neoteros Short Definition: new. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3813. paidion -- a young child
... a young child. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: paidion Phonetic Spelling:
(pahee-dee'-on) Short Definition: a little child, an infant Definition ...
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2161. Eutuchos -- "well-fated," Eutychus, a young man restored to ...
... "well-fated," Eutychus, a young man restored to ... Eutychus. From eu and a derivative
of tugchano; well- fated, ie Fortunate; Eutychus, a young man -- Eutychus. ...
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3555. nossia -- a brood of young birds
... a brood of young birds. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: nossia Phonetic
Spelling: (nos-see-ah') Short Definition: a brood of young birds ...
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3556b. nossos -- a young bird
... a young bird. Transliteration: nossos Short Definition: young. Word Origin shortened
from of neossos Definition a young bird NASB Word Usage young (1). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3715. kephir -- young lion
... 3714, 3715. kephir. 3716 . young lion. Transliteration: kephir Phonetic
Spelling: (kef-eer') Short Definition: lions. Word Origin ...
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1423. gedi -- a kid (a young goat)
... 1422, 1423. gedi. 1424 . a kid (a young goat). Transliteration: gedi
Phonetic Spelling: (ghed-ee') Short Definition: goat. Word ...
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1469. gozal -- young birds
... 1468, 1469. gozal. 1470 . young birds. Transliteration: gozal Phonetic
Spelling: (go-zawl') Short Definition: young. Word Origin ...
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970. bachur -- a young man
... 969b, 970. bachur. 971 . a young man. Transliteration: bachur Phonetic Spelling:
(baw-khoor') Short Definition: men. Word Origin pass. part. ...
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667. ephroach -- a young one
... 666, 667. ephroach. 668 . a young one. Transliteration: ephroach Phonetic
Spelling: (ef-ro'-akh) Short Definition: young. Word Origin ...
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6499. par -- young bull, steer
... 6498, 6499. par. 6500 . young bull, steer. Transliteration: par Phonetic
Spelling: (par) Short Definition: bull. Word Origin from ...
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6082. opher -- a young hart, stag
... 6081, 6082. opher. 6083 . a young hart, stag. Transliteration: opher Phonetic
Spelling: (o'-fer) Short Definition: young. Word Origin ...
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1072. bikrah -- a young camel, dromedary
... 1071, 1072. bikrah. 1073 . a young camel, dromedary. Transliteration:
bikrah Phonetic Spelling: (bik-raw') Short Definition: camel. ...
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3127. yoneqeth -- a young shoot, twig
... yoneqeth. 3128 . a young shoot, twig. Transliteration: yoneqeth Phonetic Spelling:
(yo-neh'-keth) Short Definition: shoots. ... tender branch, young twig. ...
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3242. yeniqah -- a young shoot, twig
... 3241, 3242. yeniqah. 3243 . a young shoot, twig. Transliteration: yeniqah Phonetic
Spelling: (yen-ee-kaw') Short Definition: twigs. ... young twig. ...
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Library

Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians
Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians. <. Food for the
Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians Charles Ebert Orr. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/

The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young
The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young. <. The Life of Jesus
Christ for the Young Richard Newton. Produced by Juliet ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/

Serious Hours of a Young Lady
Serious Hours of a Young Lady. <. Serious Hours of a Young Lady
Charles Sainte-Foi. Produced by Naomi Parkhurst, Charles ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/

Young's Night Thoughts
Young's Night Thoughts. <. Young's Night Thoughts Edward Young. Table of Contents.
Title Page. ON THE LIFE AND POETIC GENIUS OF EDWARD YOUNG. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/young/youngs night thoughts/

A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females
A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females. <. A Practical
Directory for Young Christian Females Harvey Newcomb. ...
/.../newcomb/a practical directory for young christian females/

The Young Martyr
... THE YOUNG MARTYR. On the afternoon of August 9, 1853, a little Norwegian
boy, named Kund Iverson, who lived in the city of Chicago ...
/.../shaw/touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/the young martyr.htm

Young Man! a Prayer for You
... Young Man! A Prayer for You. ... THIS YOUNG MAN waited upon a prophet: he could not have
had a more instructive occupation; yet his eyes needed to be opened. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/young man a prayer for.htm

The Young Knight: a Parable
... THE YOUNG KNIGHT: A PARABLE. A gay young knight in Burley stood, Beside
him pawed his steed so good, His hands he wrung as he were ...
/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the young knight a parable.htm

Letter to a Young Widow.
... letter to a young widow. 1. That you have sustained a severe blow, and
that the weapon directed from above has been planted in a ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/letter to a young widow.htm

Death of the Young.
... MOURNING AND CONSOLATION. 589. " Death of the Young. 589. CM Mrs. Hemans. Death
of the Young. 1 Calm on the bosom of thy God, Young spirit, rest thee now! ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/adams/hymns for christian devotion/589 death of the.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (superl.) Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.

2. (superl.) Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.

3. (superl.) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

4. (n.) The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.

Thesaurus

Young (3454 Occurrences)
... Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence,
maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a ...
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Yearling (48 Occurrences)
... 12:6 And when the days of her cleansing are fulfilled, for a son or for a daughter,
she shall bring a yearling lamb for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or ...
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Cow (32 Occurrences)
... kou, kin (baqar (compare Arabic baqar, "cow"); `eghlath baqar (Isaiah 7:21); parah
(compare Arabic furar, "young of a sheep, goat, or cow"); paroth `aloth (1 ...
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Virgins (33 Occurrences)
... Judges 21:12 They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young
virgins, who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to ...
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Youths (28 Occurrences)
... 1 John 2:13 I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who 'is' from the
beginning; I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil. ...
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She-lion (8 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Job 4:11 The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young
of the she-lion go wandering in all directions. (BBE). ...
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Suck (22 Occurrences)
... from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk
from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an ...
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Virginity (12 Occurrences)
... maid" (Judges 19:24, etc.), but the American Standard Revised Version has used
"virgin" throughout, despite the awkwardness of such a phrase as "young men and ...
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Cubs (11 Occurrences)
... folly. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Jeremiah 51:38 They shall roar together like young
lions; they shall growl as lions' cubs. (WEB NAS NIV). ...
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Afford (12 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 5:7 "'If he can't afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering
for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to ...
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Bible Concordance

Young (3454 Occurrences)

Young appears 3454 times in 12 translations.

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Subtopics

Young

Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning

Young Men: Religious Young Men: The Rich Young Man

Related Terms

Yearling (48 Occurrences)

Cow (32 Occurrences)

Virgins (33 Occurrences)