Nazirite
נָזִירStrong’s H5139nazir (na-zir)
Appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Nazir is the Hebrew word usually translated “nazirite”, “nazirite of” and “prince of”. It appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- Consecrated or devoted one, Nazariteconsecrated one · devotee, Nazarite · untrimmed (vine)
How it's translated
- the nazirite 5
- a nazirite of 3
- prince of 1
- untrimmed vines your 1
- untrimmed vines its 1
- a nazirite 1
- consecrated one of 1
- ones of high rank its 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 6
- Judges 3
- Leviticus 2
- Amos 2
- Genesis 1
- Deuteronomy 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Leviticus 25:5That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.
- Leviticus 25:11A jubile 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 thy vine undressed.
- Numbers 6:2Speak 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:
- Numbers 6:13And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
- Numbers 6:18And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
- Numbers 6:19And the priest shall take the sodden 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 Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:
Hebrew dictionary
נָזִיר nazir · Nazirite
1) consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite 1a) consecrated one 1b) devotee, Nazarite 1c) untrimmed (vine) Also named: ne.zer (נֵ֫זֶר ": consecration" H5145)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.