צְעִירָה

# Tseirah (צְעִירָה): Youth in Biblical Hebrew The Hebrew word *tseirah* appears only once in the biblical text, making it a rare term in the scriptural record. According to the lexical data, it carries the meaning of "youth"—referring to the period or condition of being young. This singular occurrence limits our ability to observe how the word functions across different contexts or to trace variations in its usage throughout biblical narratives. The extreme rarity of *tseirah* in the biblical corpus is itself significant. While Hebrew had other terms for youth and young people that appeared more frequently, the appearance of this particular word in just one instance suggests it may have been used for a specific stylistic or contextual purpose by an author. Without access to the surrounding passage, we cannot determine whether it describes a literal age, a metaphorical condition, or carried particular cultural connotations in its single use. What is clear from the lexical entry is that the word denoted a straightforward concept: the state or time of being young.