H6812 H6812
youth, younger state
This noun means youth or the state of being younger, appearing in Genesis 43:33 where Joseph's brothers are seated 'according to birthright and according to youth'—oldest to youngest. The construct with suffix means 'according to his youth' or 'in order of his being younger.' This systematic seating by age astonished the brothers since the Egyptian official (secretly Joseph) had no apparent way to know their birth order. The noun captures relative youth or position as younger.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Youth or younger status, used in Genesis 43:33 to describe the seating arrangement of Joseph's brothers: 'according to his birthright and according to his youth'—meaning from oldest to youngest. The precise age-ordered seating amazed the brothers, since this 'Egyptian' shouldn't know their birth sequence. The noun emphasizes relative position in the age hierarchy, the state of being younger rather than absolute youth, fitting the context of comparative ranking. 1×
AR["كَ-صِغَرِهِ"]·ben["তার-কনিষ্ঠত্বানুসারে"]·DE["nach-seiner-Jugend"]·EN["according-to-his-youth"]·FR["selon-à-son-youth"]·heb["כ-צערתו-ו"]·HI["अपनी-उमर-के-अनुसार"]·ID["menurut-kemudaannya"]·IT["secondo-a-suo-youth"]·jav["miturut-nemènipun"]·KO["그의-막내과-같이"]·PT["como-menoridade-dele"]·RU["по-младшинству-своему"]·ES["según-juventud-suya"]·SW["na-mdogo"]·TR["küçüklüğüne-göre"]·urd["چھوٹےپن-اپنے-کے-مطابق"]
Related Senses
H3117 1. day, specific time (2231×)H5704 1. until, unto, as far as (1238×)H8141 1. year, unit of time (880×)H6258 1. and now (421×)G2250 1. day (388×)H5750 1. again, more, further (288×)H5769 1. forever, to eternity (280×)H6256 1. time, period (264×)H2320 1. month, calendar period (260×)H0310a 2. after (temporal) (258×)H3915 1. night, period of darkness (234×)H1242 1. morning (214×)H5750 2. still, yet (continuative) (166×)G5119 1. then (160×)G3568 1. now (147×)G2193 1. until (143×)G3825 1. (141×)G3752 1. (123×)H6153 1. evening, time of day (123×)H0227a 1. then (122×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [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.