Hebrew verb · H5144
נָזַר
nazarnaw-zar'
to dedicate; be a Nazarite
10 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nâzar
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5144is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 39Old Testament books
- 10spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5144
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
The King James renders it: consecrate, separate(-ing, self).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
nazar is rendered "to dedicate; be a Nazarite". It stands 10 times in the Hebrew text, across five books.
- Five of the uses stand in Numbers, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to dedicate".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Leviticus 15:31You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
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.
Leviticus 15:31וְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥ם
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's ten uses are in Numbers.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to dedicate, and be a Nazarite.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to dedicateStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLeviticus 15:31You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness… |
| be a NazariteStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and he will be a Nazirite1
- and they devoted themselves1
- and you will keep separate1
- being a Nazirite he1
- he will be a Nazirite1
- he will keep separate1
- so he may separate himself1
- so they may separate themselves1
- to be a Nazirite1
- will I consecrate myself1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| נָזַל | nazal | to flow | Uses16 |
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- הַזִּיר֖וֹ1
- הִנָּזֵ֕ר1
- וְהִזִּ֤יר1
- וְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥ם1
- וְיִנָּזֵ֣ר1
- וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙1
- וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙1
- יַזִּ֔יר1
- יַזִּ֤יר1
- לְהַזִּ֖יר1
The grammar of each form
- verb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVhi3ms
- Hc/Vhq2mp1Hc/Vhq2mp
- Hc/Vhq3ms1Hc/Vhq3ms
- HC/VNu3mp1HC/VNu3mp
- HC/VNu3ms1HC/VNu3ms
- Hc/VNw3mp1Hc/VNw3mp
- preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)1HR/Vhcc
- verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HVhcc/Sp3ms
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)1HVNcc
Leviticus
two uses
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.
- וְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥םvehizartemHc/Vhq2mptagged: and you will keep separate
“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.
- וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙veyinazeruHC/VNu3mptagged: so they may separate themselves
Numbers
five uses
“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,
- לְהַזִּ֖ירlehazirpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be a Nazirite
he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
- יַזִּ֔ירyazirverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will keep separate
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.
- יַזִּ֤ירyazirverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be a Nazirite
Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.
- הַזִּיר֖וֹhaziroverb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: being a Nazirite he
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.
- וְהִזִּ֤ירvehizirHc/Vhq3mstagged: and he will be a Nazirite
Ezekiel
one use
For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
- וְיִנָּזֵ֣רveyinazerHC/VNu3mstagged: so he may separate himself
Hosea
one use
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.
- וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙vaiyinazeruHc/VNw3mptagged: and they devoted themselves
Zechariah
one use
by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”
- הִנָּזֵ֕רhinazerverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: will I consecrate myself
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.