נָזַרnâzar
נָזַר: dedicate, consecrate, separate, in religious and ceremonial sense
Pronunciation: naw-zar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5144
Meanings
Niph`al: devote, dedicate oneself (Ezekiel 14:7; Leviticus 22:2; Hosea 9:10)
Hiph`il: keep, sacredly separate (Leviticus 15:31; Ezekiel 3:18; Ezekiel 33:8)
נָזַר: Hiph`il: be a Nazirite, live as Nazirite, from (Numbers 6:1-200; Leviticus 25:12; Leviticus 25:5)
Same root
- מַזָּרָהmazzârâh · H4216some noted constellation (only in the plural), perhaps collectively, the zodiac
- מִנְּזָרminnᵉzâr · H4502a prince
- נָזִירnâzîyr · H5139separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
- נֶזֶרnezer · H5145properly, something set apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty)
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 15:31 “This is how you will guard the people of Israel from ceremonial uncleanness. Otherwise they would die, for their impurity would defile my Tabernacle that stands among them.
- Leviticus 22:2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to be very careful with the sacred gifts that the Israelites set apart for me, so they do not bring shame on my holy name. I am the Lord.
- Numbers 6:2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “If any of the people, either men or women, take the special vow of a Nazirite, setting themselves apart to the Lord in a special way,
- Numbers 6:3 they must give up wine and other alcoholic drinks. They must not use vinegar made from wine or from other alcoholic drinks, they must not drink fresh grape juice, and they must not eat grapes or raisins.
- Numbers 6:5 “They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the Lord. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long.
- Numbers 6:6 And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the Lord.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).