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Lexicon :: Strong's H5139 - nāzîr

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נָזִיר
Transliteration
nāzîr
Pronunciation
naw-zeer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1340b

Strong’s Definitions

נָזִיר nâzîyr, naw-zeer'; or נָזִר nâzir; from H5144; separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite):—Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H5139 in the following manner: Nazarite (12x), undressed (2x), separate (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H5139 in the following manner: Nazarite (12x), undressed (2x), separate (2x).

  1. consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite

    1. consecrated one

    2. devotee, Nazarite

    3. untrimmed (vine)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָזִיר nâzîyr, naw-zeer'; or נָזִר nâzir; from H5144; separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite):—Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.
STRONGS H5139: Abbreviations
† נָזִיר noun masculineGenesis 49:26 one consecrated, devoted (נזיר י׳ Ecclus 46:13c (of Samuel); compare Syriac bdb063404 RSSemitic i. 463, 2d ed. 483); — נ׳ absolute Numbers 6:2 + 5 times; construct נְזִיר Genesis 49:26 + 4 times; suffix נְזִירֶ֑ךְ Leviticus 25:5; plural נְזִרִים Amos 2:11, 12; suffix נְוִדֶיהָ Leviticus 25:11, נְזִירֶיהָ Lamentations 4:7; —
1. of prince, ruler, as consecrated: נְזִיר אֶחָיו Lam 49:26 (poem in J), one consecrated among his brethren, = Deuteronomy 33:16; compare נְזִירֶיהָ Lamentations 4:7 her princes.
2. specifically of one dedicated to י׳ by vow involving abstinence from intoxicants, from touching corpse, and from cutting hair (compare נֵזֶר 2), devotee (GFM), Nazirite: אֱלּהִים נ׳ God's devotee, of Samson Judges 13:5, 7; Judges 16:17 (exceptionally, from birth); usually voluntary Amos 2:11, 12, and for limited time, compare נֶדֶר נ׳ Numbers 6:2 (of man or woman; compare PeritzJBL xvii (1898), 128), תּוֺרַת נ׳ Numbers 6:13; Numbers 6:21, also Numbers 6:18; Numbers 6:19; Numbers 6:20 (all P; compare also נֵזֶר). — On Naz. see GFMJudges 13:5 DrAmos 2:11, especially GrillJPTh. 1880, 645-680 NowArchaeology ii, § 97 BenzArchaeology 429 f. GrayJThs. Jan. 1900, 201 ff.
3. = untrimmed vine (like Nazirite with unshorn hair) Leviticus 25:5, 11 (H P).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:26; 49:26

Leviticus

25:5; 25:5; 25:11; 25:11

Numbers

6:2; 6:2; 6:13; 6:18; 6:19; 6:20; 6:21

Deuteronomy

33:16

Judges

13:5; 13:5; 13:7; 16:17

Lamentations

4:7; 4:7

Amos

2:11; 2:11; 2:11; 2:12; 2:12

H5139

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Strong's Number H5139 matches the Hebrew נָזִיר (nāzîr),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:26 -
The blessings of thy father
Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors
Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills:
They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:5 - That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather: it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:11 - A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:2 - Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself unto Jehovah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:13 - And this is the law of the Nazirite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tent of meeting:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:18 - And the Nazirite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace-offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:19 - And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven the head of his separation;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:20 - and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave-thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:21 - This is the law of the Nazirite who voweth, and of his oblation unto Jehovah for his separation, besides that which he is able to get: according to his vow which he voweth, so he must do after the law of his separation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:16

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And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof,
And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush.
Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph,
And upon the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:5 - for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7 - but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 -
Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:11 - And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:12 - But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
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