נָזִיר

nazir

nah-ZEER

separated one, consecrated

Where it comes from

From nazar, to set apart. A nazir made a temporary vow — no wine, no razor, no touching the dead. Samson is the famous one and he broke every clause. The word means separated for, not separated from, and the difference matters.

Every place it appears

Strong's H5139. It stands in 16 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Numbers 6:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:

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