נָעַר nâʻar — to growl
Translated in the KJV as yell.
a primitive root; to growl.
nâʻar in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 1
נָעֲר֖וּ Jer 51:38 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural
They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›
