Hebrew · Strong’s H5144
נָזַר
nâzar/naw-zar'/
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
Derivation:
a primitive root;
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Times used
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Old Testament
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New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- H5145נֶזֶר nezerproperly, something set apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks;
- H5139נָזִיר nâzîyrseparate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unsho
- H4216מַזָּרָה mazzârâhsome noted constellation (only in the plural), perhaps collectively, the zodiac
- H4502מִנְּזָר minnᵉzâra prince
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.