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Youth [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Yuth. [G.]

2. The part of life that succeeds to childhood. In a general sense, youth denotes the whole early part of life, from infancy to manhood; but it is not unusual to divide the stages of life into infancy, childhood, youth and manhood. In this sense the word can have no plural.

3. Those who pass their youth in vice, are justly condemned to spend their age in folly.

4. A young man. In this sense it has a plural.

5. Seven youths from Athens yearly sent--

6. A young person, male or female.

7. Young persons, collectively.

8. It is fit to youth to read the best authors first.

Youth [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The quality or state of being young; youthfulness; juvenility.

2. The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood.

3. A young person; especially, a young man.

4. Young persons, collectively.

Youth [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Youth

Youthful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Young; as tow youthful knights.

2. Pertaining to the early parts of life; as youthful thoughts; youthful sports.

3. Fresh vigorous; as in youth.

Youthful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Not yet mature or aged; young.

2. Also used figuratively.

3. Of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to early life; as, youthful days; youthful sports.

4. Fresh; vigorous, as in youth.

Youthfully [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In a youthful manner.

Youthhood [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being a youth; the period of youth.

Youthly [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Young; early in life..

Youthly [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Young; youthful.

Youths [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Youth

Youthsome [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Youthful.

Youthy [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Young. [Bad and not used.]

Youthy [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Young.

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Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

Genesis 43:33

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

Genesis 46:34

That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

Leviticus 22:13

But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.

But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.

Numbers 11:28

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”

Numbers 30:3

If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house in her youth;

And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge,

Numbers 30:16

These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father’s house.

These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the relationship between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter still in his home.

Judges 8:20

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.

1 Samuel 12:2

And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

1 Samuel 17:33

And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

1 Samuel 17:42

And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.

1 Samuel 17:55

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”

2 Samuel 19:7

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

Now therefore get up! Go out and speak comfort to your servants, for I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the adversity that has befallen you from your youth until now!”

1 Kings 18:12

And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.

I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.

Job 13:26

For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.

Job 20:11

His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.

Job 29:4

As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,

Job 30:12

Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.

The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.

Job 31:18

(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)

though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—

Job 33:25

His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:

then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.