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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - May the blessings of your father
surpass the blessings of the ancient mountains,[fn]
reaching to the heights of the eternal hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
who is a prince among his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:5 - And don’t store away the crops that grow on their own or gather the grapes from your unpruned vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:11 - This fiftieth year will be a jubilee for you. During that year you must not plant your fields or store away any of the crops that grow on their own, and don’t gather the grapes from your unpruned vines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 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,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:13 - “This is the ritual law for Nazirites. At the conclusion of their time of separation as Nazirites, they must each go to the entrance of the Tabernacle

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:18 - “Then the Nazirites will shave their heads at the entrance of the Tabernacle. They will take the hair that had been dedicated and place it on the fire beneath the peace-offering sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:19 - After the Nazirite’s head has been shaved, the priest will take for each of them the boiled shoulder of the ram, and he will take from the basket a cake and a wafer made without yeast. He will put them all into the Nazirite’s hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:20 - Then the priest will lift them up as a special offering before the LORD. These are holy portions for the priest, along with the breast of the special offering and the thigh of the sacred offering that are lifted up before the LORD. After this ceremony the Nazirites may again drink wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:21 - “This is the ritual law of the Nazirites, who vow to bring these offerings to the LORD. They may also bring additional offerings if they can afford it. And they must be careful to do whatever they vowed when they set themselves apart as Nazirites.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:16 - with the best gifts of the earth and its bounty,
and the favor of the one who appeared in the burning bush.
May these blessings rest on Joseph’s head,
crowning the brow of the prince among his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:5 - You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7 - But he told me, ‘You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. For your son will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from the moment of his birth until the day of his death.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 - Our princes once glowed with health—
brighter than snow, whiter than milk.
Their faces were as ruddy as rubies,
their appearance like fine jewels.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:11 - I chose some of your sons to be prophets
and others to be Nazirites.
Can you deny this, my people of Israel?”
asks the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:12 - “But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine,
and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’
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