נָזִיר

na.zirNounH5139

Nazirite

From: or נָזִר; from H5144 (נָזַר);

Short Definition

separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite 1a) consecrated one 1b) devotee, Nazarite 1c) untrimmed (vine) Also named: ne.zer (*נֵ֫זֶר *": consecration" H5145)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--TG

DescriptionN:N--TG

Occurrences

16 times

Appears 16 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
6
Judges
3
Amos
2
Leviticus
2
Deuteronomy
1

Key Passages

  • Amos 2:11
  • Genesis 49:26
  • Judges 16:17
  • Leviticus 25:11
  • Numbers 6:18

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.