21 occurrences

'Youngest' in the Bible

When Noah awoke from his wine [induced stupor], he knew what his younger son [Ham] had done to him.

Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow at your father’s house until Shelah my [youngest] son is grown”; [but he was deceiving her] for he thought that [if Shelah should marry her] he too might die like his brothers did. So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

But they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers [in all], the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; please listen: the youngest is with our father today, and one is no longer alive.”

In this way you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here!

but bring your youngest brother to me, so your words will be verified and you will not die.” And they did so.

We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.’

Bring your youngest brother to me; then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. Then I will return your [imprisoned] brother [back] to you, and you may trade and do business in the land.’”

And he looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s [only other] son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And Joseph said, “God be gracious to you and show you favor, my son.”

Now Joseph’s brothers were seated [by the steward] before him [in the order of their birth]—the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another in astonishment [because so much was known about them].

Put my [personal] cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his grain money.” And the steward did as Joseph had told him.

The steward searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you shall not see my face again.’

But we said, ‘We cannot go down [to Egypt]. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down [there]; for we [were sternly told that we] cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’

Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.”

Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and murdered his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, [in a public execution] on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left alive, because he had hidden himself.

Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” Jesse replied, “There is still one left, the youngest; he is tending the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send word and bring him; because we will not sit down [to eat the sacrificial meal] until he comes here.”

David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul,

In his days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the Lord, which He spoke through Joshua the son of Nun.

They came against Judah and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions found in the king’s house (palace), together with his sons and his wives; so there was not a son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the band of men (raiders) who came with the Arabs to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.

But it is not to be this way with you; on the contrary, the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest [and least privileged], and the [one who is the] leader, like the servant.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
נער 
Na`ar 
Usage: 239

עוּל 
`uwl 
Usage: 5

νέος νεώτερος 
Neos 
Usage: 11

אפרח 
'ephroach 
Usage: 4

בּחר בּחוּר 
Bachuwr 
young man , the chosen , young , not translated
Usage: 46

בּקר 
Baqar 
Usage: 183

גּזל גּוזל 
Gowzal 
Usage: 2

ילד 
Yeled 
Usage: 89

נערה 
Na`arah 
Usage: 63

בּחרים בּחוּרות בּחרות 
B@churowth 
Usage: 3

בּן 
Ben (Aramaic) 
children , son , young, of the captives
Usage: 11

גּר גּוּר 
Guwr 
Usage: 7

יונקת 
Yowneqeth 
Usage: 6

יניקה 
Y@niqah 
Usage: 2

כּפיר 
K@phiyr 
Usage: 32

לבאות לבאים לביּא לביא 
Labiy' 
Usage: 14

נער 
Na`ar 
Usage: 1

עויל 
`aviyl 
Usage: 3

עיר 
`ayir 
Usage: 8

עלם 
`elem 
Usage: 2

עפר 
`opher 
Usage: 5

פּר פּר 
Par 
Usage: 133

צעור צעירo 
Tsa`iyr 
Usage: 22

קטן קטן 
Qatan 
Usage: 101

שׁכל 
Shakol 
Usage: 23

שׁליה 
Shilyah 
Usage: 1

βρέφος 
Brephos 
Usage: 8

ἐλάσσων ἐλάττων 
Elasson 
Usage: 4

θυγάτριον 
Thugatrion 
Usage: 2

νεανίας 
Neanias 
Usage: 5

νεανίσκος 
Neaniskos 
Usage: 9

νεοσσός 
Neossos 
Usage: 1

ὀνάριον 
Onarion 
Usage: 1

παιδίον 
Paidion 
Usage: 35

παῖς 
Pais 
Usage: 21