Word Study · Strong's H5139 · Hebrew
נָזִיר
nazir
naw-zeer'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâzîyr
“separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
Rendered in the KJV as
Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- נְזִ֥יר2
- נְזִ֧יר2
- הַנָּזִ֑יר1
- הַנָּזִ֗יר1
- הַנָּזִ֔יר1
- הַנָּזִ֖יר1
- הַנָּזִיר֮1
- הַנְּזִרִ֖ים1
- לִנְזִרִ֑ים1
- נְזִ֤יר1
- נָזִ֔יר1
- נְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- the Nazirite5
- a Nazirite of2
- [am] a Nazirite of1
- [the] consecrated one of1
- [the] prince of1
- a Nazirite1
- ones of high rank its1
- the Nazirites1
- to Nazirites1
- untrimmed vines its1
- untrimmed vines your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)5
- gentilic noun (a people)3
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- gentilic noun (a people)1
- preposition + gentilic noun (a people)1
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ngmsa · 5
- HNgmsc · 3
- HNcmpc/Sp3fs · 2
- HNcmsc · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNgmsa · 1
- HR/Ngmpa · 1
- HTd/Ngmpa · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 25:5נְזִירֶ֖ךָnezirekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYou are not to reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untended vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.here: untrimmed vines your
- Leviticus 25:11נְזִרֶֽיהָ׃nezireihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThe fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you; you are not to sow the land or reap its aftergrowth or harvest the untended vines.here: untrimmed vines its
Numbers6 occurrences
- Numbers 6:2נָזִ֔ירnazirgentilic noun (a people)“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,here: a Nazirite
- Numbers 6:13הַנָּזִ֑ירhanazirthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,here: the Nazirite
- Numbers 6:18הַנָּזִ֗ירhanazirthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.here: the Nazirite
- Numbers 6:19הַנָּזִ֔ירhanazirthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)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.here: the Nazirite
- Numbers 6:20הַנָּזִ֖ירhanazirthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.here: the Nazirite
- Numbers 6:21הַנָּזִיר֮hanazirthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford; he must fulfill whatever vow he makes, according to the law of his separation.”here: the Nazirite
Judges3 occurrences
- Judges 13:5נְזִ֧ירnezirgentilic noun (a people)For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”here: a Nazirite of
- Judges 13:7נְזִ֤ירnezirgentilic noun (a people)But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”here: a Nazirite of
- Judges 16:17נְזִ֧ירnezirgentilic noun (a people)Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”here: [am] a Nazirite of
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 2:11לִנְזִרִ֑יםlinzirimpreposition + gentilic noun (a people)I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.here: to Nazirites
- Amos 2:12הַנְּזִרִ֖יםhanezirimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.here: the Nazirites