נָזִיר

na.zirNazirite
hebrewOld TestamentName16 occurrences7 books16 verses
This word comes from the name of Nazirites.

Definition

or נָזִר; from H5144; separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
Traditional renderings: Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.

Glossary entries

Nazarite, Nazirite

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Genesis 49:26נְזִ֥יר · of the prince
    The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
  2. Leviticus 25:5נְזִירֶ֖ךָ · of your untended vines
    You 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.
  3. Leviticus 25:11נְזִרֶֽיהָ׃ · the untended vines
    The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you; you are not to sow the land or reap its aftergrowth or harvest the untended vines.
  4. Numbers 6:2נָזִ֔יר · of a Nazirite
    “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,
  5. Numbers 6:13הַנָּזִ֑יר · of the Nazirite
    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,
  6. Numbers 6:18הַנָּזִ֗יר · the Nazirite
    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.
  7. Numbers 6:19הַנָּזִ֔יר · of the Nazirite
    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.
  8. Numbers 6:20הַנָּזִ֖יר · the Nazirite
    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.
  9. Numbers 6:21הַנָּזִיר֮ · of the Nazirite
    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.”
  10. Deuteronomy 33:16נְזִ֥יר · of the prince
    …with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
  11. Judges 13:5נְזִ֧יר · a Nazirite
    For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch 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.”
  12. Judges 13:7נְזִ֤יר · a Nazirite
    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.’”
  13. Judges 16:17נְזִ֧יר · a Nazirite
    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.”
  14. Lamentations 4:7נְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ · Her dignitaries
    Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
  15. Amos 2:11לִנְזִרִ֑ים · and Nazirites
    I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.
  16. Amos 2:12הַנְּזִרִ֖ים · But you made the Nazirites
    “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.