לַֽ/נַּעֲרָֽה

𐤋/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄

naʻărâh

for the young woman

A female child or young woman; specifically, a girl from childhood through adolescence, including the period of sexual maturity but prior to marriage. In certain contexts, the term can also refer more narrowly to a young woman of marriageable age, or to a female servant or attendant.

H5291

Deuteronomy 22:20 · Word #10

Lexicon H5291

Lemmaנַעֲרָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄
Transliterationnaʻărâh
Strong'sH5291
DefinitionA female child or young woman; specifically, a girl from childhood through adolescence, including the period of sexual maturity but prior to marriage. In certain contexts, the term can also refer more narrowly to a young woman of marriageable age, or to a female servant or attendant.

Morphology HRd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasefor the young woman

SIBI-P1 Translation H5291-07

to the young woman

Morphological NotesPreposition ל (to/for) + definite article (assimilated) + noun, common feminine singular absolute.
Rendering RationaleThe noun נַעֲרָה denotes a female youth—one in the stage of girlhood through young womanhood prior to marriage. The prefixed ל with the definite article yields "to the young woman," preserving the feminine singular form and definiteness.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

to the young woman

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "for the young woman".