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nāʿar נָעַר ‘to shake’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root (probably identical with nāʿar נָעַר ‘to growl’ through the idea of the rustling of mane, which usually accompanies the lion's roar)
Roots: נער

nāʿar v
1) to shake, shake out or off
 1a) (Qal) to shake out, show emptiness
 1b) (Niphal)
  1b1) to be shaken
  1b2) to shake oneself
 1c) (Piel) to shake off or out
 1d) (Hithpael) to shake oneself

Mentioned in Exodus 14:27 Judges 16:20 Isaiah 33:9, 33:15, 52:2 Psalms 109:23, 136:15 Job 38:13 Nehemiah 5:13

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