Youth Period

† נְעוּרִים n.f. (ψ 103:5; Ges§ 145k) pl. youth, early life;—abs. נ׳ Is 54:6 ψ 127:4; elsewhere sf. נִעֻרַי 1 S 12:2, נְעוּרי Jb 31:18 +, נְעֻרֶיךָ 2 S 19:8, נִעוּרֶיךָ Pr 5:18 +, נְעוּרַיִךְ Je 2:2 +, נְעוּרָ֑יִכִי ψ 103:5, נִעוּרֵיהֶן Ez 23:3, etc.;—youth, early life, especially in phr. מִנּ׳ from one’s youth up Gn 8:21 (J), 1 S 17:33; 1 K 18:12; Je 3:24; Zc 13:5; Jb 31:18 (extreme youth; ‖ מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי); fig. of Babylon Is 47:12, 15, Moab Je 48:11, Judah 22:21, cf. ψ 71:5, 17; 129:1, 2; מִנּ׳ וְעַד־עַתָּה Gn 46:34 (J), 2 S 19:8; Ez 4:14; מִנּ׳ וְעַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה 1 S 12:2; Je 3:25; as time in or during which Lv 22:13 (H), Nu 30:4, 17 (P), La 3:27 ψ 144:12, fig. of Judah and Sam., personif., Ez 23:2, 8; cf. יְמֵי נ׳ (in fig. of Isr.) Ho 2:17 (‖ יוֹם עֲ֜לוֹתָהּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם), Ez 16:22, 43, 60; 23:19; other phr. are: אַלּוּף נ׳ Je 3:4 friend of my youth, cf. Pr 2:17, עֲוֹנוֹת נ׳ Jb 13:26, חַטֹּאות נ׳ ψ 25:7, חֶסֶד נ׳ Je 2:2, חֶרְפַּת נ׳ 31:19, זִמַּת נ׳ Ez 23:21, שְׁדֵי נ׳ v 21, בַּעַל נ׳ Jo 1:8, and especially אֵשֶׁת נ׳ Pr 5:18; Mal 2:14, 15; Is 54:6 (fig.); בְּנֵי נ׳ ψ 127:4 sons of (a man’s) youth; = youthful vigour ψ 103:5.

† [עֲלוּמִים] n.pl.abstr. youth, youthful vigour;—only sf. עֲלוּמָיו Jb 20:11 Qr (Kt עֲלוּמוֹ); עֲלוּמָיו ψ 89:46 Jb 33:25; עֲלוּמַיִךְ Is 54:4.

νεότης, Doric dialect -τας, ητος, ἡ, (νέος) youth, ἐκ νεότητος.. ἐς γῆρας NT+8th c.BC+; ἐρατὴν γὰρ ἀπωλέσαμεν νεότητα, i.e. we died young, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν νεότατι, ἐπὶ νεότητος, in one's youth, Refs 7th c.BC+; αἱ ν. ῥωμαλέαιRefs 4th c.AD+ __2 youthful spirit, impetuosity, Refs 5th c.BC+: in bad sense, youthful folly, insolence, ἀκολασίᾳ καὶ ν. Refs 5th c.BC+ __II collective, ={νεολαία}, body of youth, especially of military or athletic age, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III in Crete, νεότας, ἁ, accusative νεότα, genitive νεότας, board of officials representing the νέοι Refs 3rd c.BC+

† נֹ֫עַר n.m. youth, early life (rare poet. synon. for נְעוּרִים);—abs. נ׳ Jb 33:25 (= youthful vigour), 36:14, מִנּ׳ Pr 29:21 ψ 88:16 from youth up.

† [בְּחוּרִים] n.f.abstr.pl. youth, pl. sf. בְּחֻרָיו Nu 11:28 (J; Onk 𝔖 Ges De Di; בחיריו 𝔊 Sam 𝔙 Lu Ke); בְּחוּרוֹתֶיךָ Ec 11:9, בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ Ec 12:1.

† יַלְדוּת n.f. childhood, youth;—abs. יַלְדוּת Ec 11:10 (‖ שַׁחֲרוּת); יַלְדוּתֶ֑ךָ 11:9; = young men טַל יַלְדֻתֶ֑ךָ ψ 110:3.

νεωτερ-ικός, ή, όν, natural to a youth, youthful, ἀγωγή NT+2nd c.BC+. adverb -κῶςRefs 1st c.AD+ __II modern in style, κάτοπτρον Refs 3rd c.AD+

† [נְעוּרוֹת] n.[f.]pl. id.;—only מִנְּעֻרֹתֵיהֶם Je 32:30 (fig. of nation).

† [צְעִירָה] n.f. youth;—sf. כִּצְעִרָתוֹ Gn 43:33 (J; opp. כִּבְכֹרָתוֹ).—On adj. צְעִירָה v. foregoing; צעוריה Je 48:4, צעוריהם Je 14:3, v. צֹעַר, צָעִיר.