youth
ye.led denotes a child or offspring, including household children, growing youths, and animal young.
The word most often identifies children or offspring in family settings, including infants, sons, and groups of children; it also refers to growing youths or young men, and once to the young of animals.
Senses in use
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Children and offspring in family settings · dominant
Singular and plural noun forms identify children in relation to parents or households: in Exodus 2:3 the APB renders the clause about placing the youth in the reed ark, while Genesis 33:2 places women with their children. In 2 Samuel 12:18 the repeated singular form concerns the child’s death, and Exodus 21:4 speaks of a wife bearing sons or daughters.
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Growing youths and young men · common
Plural forms can designate youths beyond infancy. In 1 Kings 12:8 they are men who had grown up with the king and attend him, while Daniel 1:4 describes youths selected for instruction in the king’s palace; Ecclesiastes 4:13 contrasts a poor, wise youth with an old, foolish king.
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Young of animals · rare
In Isaiah 11:7, the plural construct form occurs in the clause where the cow and bear graze together and their young lie down together. The verse applies the term to animal offspring rather than to human children.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across its whole-verse translations, the APB uses expressions such as “child,” “children,” “youth,” “young men,” “boys,” and “young.” These variations reflect the surrounding clauses renderings of the individual Hebrew term.