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Nazirite

נָזִירStrong’s H5139

nazir (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.”
Genesis 49:26 KJV
Meaning
  1. 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.

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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.