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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 BoxGen 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:26 - the blessings of thy father and thy mother—it has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, and beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; they shall be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:5 - And thou shalt not gather the spontaneous produce of thy field, and thou shalt not gather fully the grapes of thy dedication: it shall be a year of rest to the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:11 - This is a jubilee of release, the year shall be to you the fiftieth year: ye shall not sow, nor reap the produce that comes of itself from the land, neither shall ye gather its dedicated fruits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:2 - Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Whatsoever man or woman shall specially vow a vow to separate oneself with purity to the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:13 - And this is the law of him that has vowed: in whatever day he shall have fulfilled the days of his vow, he shall himself bring his gift to the doors of the tabernacle of witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:18 - And he that has vowed shall shave the head of his consecration by the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall put the hairs on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:19 - And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened loaf from the basket, and one unleavened cake, and shall put them on the hands of the votary after he has shaved off his [fn]holy hair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:20 - And the priest shall present them as an offering before the Lord; it shall be the holy portion for the priest beside the breast of the heave-offering, and beside the shoulder of the wave-offering: and afterwards the votary shall drink wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:21 - This is the law of the votary who shall have vowed to the Lord his gift to the Lord, concerning his vow, besides what he may be able to afford according to the value of his vow, which he may have vowed according to the law of separation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:16 - and of the fulness of the land in season: and let the things pleasing to him that dwelt in the bush come on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of him who was glorified above his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:5 - for behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and there shall come no [fn]razor upon his head, for the child shall be a [fn]Nazarite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Phylistines.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7 - And he said to me, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing; for the child shall be holy to God from the womb until the day of his death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - Then he told her all his heart, and said to her, A razor has not come upon my head, because I have been a holy one of God from my mother's womb; if then I should be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I shall be weak, and I shall be as all other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 - Zain. Her Nazarites were made purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were purified as with fire, their polishing was superior to sapphire stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:11 - And I took of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for consecration. Are not these things so, ye sons of Israel? saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:12

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