Strong's H5144
נָזַר
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
to hold aloof, i.e. (intransitivey) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (i.e. apostatize)); specifically, to set apart (to sacred purposes), i.e. devote
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, נָזַר is translated as: consecrate, separate(-ing, self)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.