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Lexicon :: Strong's H5144 - nāzar

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נָזַר
Transliteration
nāzar
Pronunciation
naw-zar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1340

Strong’s Definitions

נָזַר nâzar, naw-zar'; a primitive root; 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:—consecrate, separate(-ing, self).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H5144 in the following manner: separate... (9x), consecrate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H5144 in the following manner: separate... (9x), consecrate (1x).

  1. to dedicate, consecrate, separate

    1. (Niphal) to dedicate oneself, devote oneself

    2. (Hiphil) to keep sacredly separate

  2. (Hiphil) to be a Nazarite, live as a Nazarite

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָזַר nâzar, naw-zar'; a primitive root; 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:—consecrate, separate(-ing, self).
STRONGS H5144: Abbreviations
[נָזַר] verb dedicate, consecrate, (compare WeSkizzen iii. 118), separate, in relig. and ceremonial sense (Late Hebrew only as denominative, compare II. נזר; Arabic bdb063401 make a vow, compare WeSkizzen iii. 117 f., RSi. 463 f., 2d ed. 482 f.; Sabean נדֿר vow LevyZMG xxii (1868), 196 Min. id., HomSüdar. Chrest. 128; Aramaic bdb063402 נְדַד, vow; Assyrian nazâru, curse DlHWB 457); —
Niph. Imperfect יִנָּזֵר Ezekiel 14:7, וַיִנָּזֵר Leviticus 22:2; וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ Hosea 9:10; Infinitive absolute הִנָּזֵר Zechariah 7:3; — devote, dedicate oneself unto (ל), הַבּשֶׁת, i.e. Ba`al Hosea 9:10; from (מִן) י׳ Ezekiel 14:7 (of apostasy); hold sacredly aloof from, (מִן) Leviticus 22:2 (H); absolute Zechariah 7:3 consecrating my(self), i.e. by fasting.
Hiph. Perfect מִטֻּמְאָתָם וְהִזֵּרְתֶּם אֶתבְּֿנֵייִֿשׂ׳ Leviticus 15:31 (P) and ye shall keep the sons of Israel sacredly separate from their uncleanness (but read perhaps וְהִזְהַרְתָּם warn away from — as Ezekiel 3:18; Ezekiel 33:8, 9, — so Samaritan Greek Version of the LXX — as to sense — Di Kau). — See also II. [נָזַר].

[נָזַר] verb denominative
Hiph. be a Nazirite, live as Nazirite, followed by מִן (abstaining) from (so Late Hebrew); — only Numbers 6 in law of Nazirite: Perfect וְהִזִּיר לי׳ consecutive Numbers 6:12; Imperfect יַזִּיר לי׳ Numbers 6:5; also מִיַּיִן ֗֗֗ יַזִּיר Numbers 6:3 from wine... he shall abstain as a Nazirite; Infinitive לְהַזּיר לְי׳ Numbers 6:2, כָּלָיְֿמֵי הַזּירוֺ לי׳ Numbers 6:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

15:31; 22:2; 22:2

Numbers

6:2; 6:3; 6:5; 6:6; 6:12

Ezekiel

3:18; 14:7; 14:7; 33:8; 33:9

Hosea

9:10; 9:10

Zechariah

7:3; 7:3

H5144

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Strong's Number H5144 matches the Hebrew נָזַר (nāzar),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:31 - “ ‘You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place,[fn] which is among them.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:2 - “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:2 - “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the LORD as a Nazirite,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:5 - “ ‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor may be used on their head. They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over; they must let their hair grow long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:6 - “ ‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the LORD, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:12 - They must rededicate themselves to the LORD for the same period of dedication and must bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. The previous days do not count, because they became defiled during their period of dedication.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7 - “ ‘When any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing in Israel separate themselves from me and set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet to inquire of me, I the LORD will answer them myself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:10 - “When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:3 - by asking the priests of the house of the LORD Almighty and the prophets, “Should I mourn and fast in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?”
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