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Lexicon :: Strong's H5287 - nāʿar

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נָעַר
Transliteration
nāʿar
Pronunciation
naw-ar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [probably identical with נָעַר (H5286), through the idea of the rustling of mane, which usually accompanies the lion's roar]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1388

Strong’s Definitions

נָעַר nâʻar, naw-ar'; a primitive root (probably identical with H5286, through the idea of the rustling of mane, which usually accompanies the lion's roar); to tumble about:—shake (off, out, self), overthrow, toss up and down.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H5287 in the following manner: shake (4x), shake out (3x), overthrow (2x), toss to and fro (1x), shake off (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H5287 in the following manner: shake (4x), shake out (3x), overthrow (2x), toss to and fro (1x), shake off (1x).

  1. to shake, shake out or off

    1. (Qal) to shake out, show emptiness

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be shaken

      2. to shake oneself

    3. (Piel) to shake off or out

    4. (Hithpael) to shake oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָעַר nâʻar, naw-ar'; a primitive root (probably identical with H5286, through the idea of the rustling of mane, which usually accompanies the lion's roar); to tumble about:—shake (off, out, self), overthrow, toss up and down.
STRONGS H5287: Abbreviations
† II. [נָעַר] verb shake, shake out or off (Late Hebrew נָעַר shake, stir up, especially Pi., Niph.; Targum נְעֹרֶת tow (see below); Arabic bdb065408, bdb065409 boil, be in violent commotion, be very angry); —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular נָעַ֫רְתִּי Nehemiah 5:13; Participle active נֹעֵר Isaiah 33:9, 15; passive Nehemiah 5:13; — shake out, to shew emptiness, חָצְנִי נ׳ Nehemiah 5:13 (symbolic), בַּשֹּׁחַד מִתְּמֹךְ כַּפָּיו נ׳ Isaiah 33:15; participle shaken out, emptied וָרֵק נ׳ Nehemiah 5:13 (i.e. stripped of possessions); shake off (leaves) Isaiah 33:9 (compare || clause).
Niph. Perfect 1st person singular נַנְעַ֫רְתִּי כָאַרְבֶּה Psalm 109:23 I am shaken out like a locust (from fold of a garment; simile of perishing helplessly); compare Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural מִמֶּ֑נָּה רְשָׁעִים וְיִנָּֽצֲרוּ Job 38:13 to seize the corners of the earth that wicked men may be shaken out of it; 1st person singular אִנָּעֵר Judges 16:20 I will shake myself (free ? compare Hithp. and GFM).
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive יְנַעֵר Nehemiah 5:13 so may God shake utterly out every man from (מִן) his house, etc.; וַיְנַעֵר Exodus 14:27 and י׳ shook off the Egyptian into (ב) the sea, = Perfect נִעֵר Psalm 136:15 (also with accusative + ב).
Hithp. Imperative feminine singular הִתְנַעֲרִי מֵעָפָר Isaiah 52:2 shake thyself (free), etc. (of personified Zion).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

14:27

Judges

16:20

Nehemiah

5:13; 5:13; 5:13; 5:13; 5:13

Job

38:13

Psalms

109:23; 136:15

Isaiah

33:9; 33:9; 33:15; 33:15; 52:2

H5287

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5287 matches the Hebrew נָעַר (nāʿar),
which occurs 11 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:27 - So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the LORD threw[fn] the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:20 - And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:13 - I also shook out the fold[fn] of my garment and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said “Amen” and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:13 - that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth,
and the wicked be shaken out of it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:23 - I am gone like a shadow at evening;
I am shaken off like a locust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:15 - but overthrew[fn] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9 - The land mourns and languishes;
Lebanon is confounded and withers away;
Sharon is like a desert,
and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:2 - Shake yourself from the dust and arise;
be seated, O Jerusalem;
loose the bonds from your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.
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