נָזַר
na.zar
“to dedicate”
Definition
to hold aloof, i.e. (intransitivey) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (i.e. apostatize)); specifically, to set apart (to sacred purposes), i.e. devote
a primitive root;
- to dedicate, consecrate, separate 1a) (Niphal) to dedicate oneself, devote oneself 1b) (Hiphil) to keep sacredly separate
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נָזַר appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
He must rededicate his time of separation to the LORD and bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. But the preceding days shall not be counted, because his separation was defiled.
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