נֵ֫זֶר
ne.zer
“consecration: Nazirite vow”
Definition
properly, something set apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty)
or נֵזֶר; from H5144 (נָזַר);
- consecration, crown, separation, Nazariteship 1a) crown (as sign of consecration), earring 1a1) stones of a crown, diadem, stones of charming 1b) woman's hair 1c) consecration 1c1) of high priest 1c2) of Nazarite
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
נֵ֫זֶר appears 21 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal:HOLY TO THE LORD.
All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.
If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.
And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.
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