Naarah נַעֲרָה

Naarah (Hebrew נַעֲרָה, Strong's H5291) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “maiden”. It occurs 63 times in 57 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Naarah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 24:14
  And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
• Genesis 24:16
  And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
• Genesis 24:28
  And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
• Genesis 24:55
  And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
• Genesis 24:57
  And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”
• Genesis 24:61
  And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
• Genesis 34:3
  And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.
• Genesis 34:12
  Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

Exodus

• Exodus 2:5
  And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 22:15
  Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate
• Deuteronomy 22:16
  And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.
• Deuteronomy 22:19
  And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
• Deuteronomy 22:20
  But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found,
• Deuteronomy 22:21
  Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 22:23
  If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,
• Deuteronomy 22:24
  Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 22:25
  But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.
• Deuteronomy 22:26
  But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him.
• Deuteronomy 22:27
  For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her.
• Deuteronomy 22:28
  If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
• Deuteronomy 22:29
  Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.

Judges

• Judges 19:3
  And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
• Judges 19:4
  And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.
• Judges 19:5
  And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go.”
• Judges 19:6
  And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”
• Judges 19:8
  And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.
• Judges 19:9
  And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”
• Judges 21:12
  And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

Ruth

• Ruth 2:5
  Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”
• Ruth 2:6
  And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.
• Ruth 2:8
  Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.
• Ruth 2:22
  And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
• Ruth 2:23
  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
• Ruth 3:2
  And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
• Ruth 4:12
  And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 9:11
  And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
• 1 Samuel 25:42
  And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 1:2
  Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
• 1 Kings 1:3
  So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
• 1 Kings 1:4
  And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 5:2
  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.
• 2 Kings 5:4
  And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.

Esther

• Esther 2:2
  Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,
• Esther 2:3
  And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
• Esther 2:4
  And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
• Esther 2:7
  And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.
• Esther 2:8
  So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.
• Esther 2:9
  And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
• Esther 2:12
  Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
• Esther 2:13
  Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
• Esther 4:4
  So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
• Esther 4:16
  Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”

Job

• Job 41:5
  Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?

Proverbs

• Proverbs 9:3
  She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
• Proverbs 27:27
  And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.
• Proverbs 31:15
  She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.

Amos

• Amos 2:7
  That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).