Lexicon nazar: To consecrate, to separate, to abstain Original Word: נָזַר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance consecrate, separating, self A primitive root; 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 -- consecrate, separate(-ing, self). Brown-Driver-Briggs [נָזַר] verb dedicate, consecrate, (compare WeSkizzen iii. 118), separate, in relig. and ceremonial sense (Late Hebrew only as denominative, compare II. נזר; Arabic ![]() ![]() Niph`al Imperfect יִנָּזֵר Ezekiel 14:7, וַיִנָּזֵר Leviticus 22:2; וַיִּנָָּֽזְרוּ Hosea 9:10; Infinitive absolute הִנָּזֵר Zechariah 7:3; — devote, dedicate oneself unto (ל), הַבּשֶׁת, i.e. Ba`al Hosea 9:10; from (מִן) ׳י Ezekiel 14:7 (of apostasy); hold sacredly aloof from, (מִן) Leviticus 22:2 (H); absolute Zechariah 7:3 consecrating my(self ), i.e. by fasting. Hiph`il Perfect מִטֻּמְאָתָם ׳וְהִזֵּרְתֶּם אֶתבְּֿנֵייִֿשׂ Leviticus 15:31 (P) and ye shall keep the sons of Israel sacredly separate from their uncleanness (but read perhaps וְהִזְהַרְתָּם warn away from — as Ezekiel 3:18; Ezekiel 33:8,9, — so ⅏ ᵐ5 — as to sense — Di Kau). — See also II. [נָזַר]. [נָזַר] verb denominative Hiph`il be a Nazirite, live as Nazirite, followed by מִן (abstaining) from (so Late Hebrew); — only Numbers 6 in law of Naz.: Perfect ׳וְהִזִּיר לי consecutive Leviticus 25:12; Imperfect ׳יַזִּיר לי Leviticus 25:5; also מִיַּיִן ֗֗֗ יַזִּיר Leviticus 25:3 from wine. . . he shall abstain as a Nazirite; Infinitive ׳לְהַזּיר לְי Leviticus 25:2, ׳כָּלָיְֿמֵי הַזּירוֺ לי Leviticus 25:6. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G37 (ἁγιάζω, hagiazō): To make holy, consecrate, sanctify Usage: The verb נָזַר (nazar) is used in the context of abstaining or setting oneself apart, often in a religious or ceremonial sense. It is commonly associated with the Nazirite vow, where individuals would abstain from certain activities and substances to dedicate themselves to God. Context: • The root נָזַר (nazar) appears in various forms throughout the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the context of the Nazirite vow, as outlined in Numbers 6. This vow involved abstaining from wine, not cutting one's hair, and avoiding contact with the dead, symbolizing a period of special dedication to God. Forms and Transliterations הִנָּזֵ֕ר הַזִּיר֖וֹ הזירו הנזר וְהִזִּ֤יר וְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥ם וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ וְיִנָּזֵ֣ר וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙ והזיר והזרתם וינזר וינזרו יַזִּ֔יר יַזִּ֤יר יזיר לְהַזִּ֖יר להזיר haz·zî·rōw hazziRo hazzîrōw hin·nā·zêr hinnaZer hinnāzêr lə·haz·zîr lehazZir ləhazzîr vaiyinnazeRu vehizzarTem vehizZir veyinnaZer veyinnazeRu way·yin·nā·zə·rū wayyinnāzərū wə·hiz·zar·tem wə·hiz·zîr wə·yin·nā·zə·rū wə·yin·nā·zêr wəhizzartem wəhizzîr wəyinnāzêr wəyinnāzərū yaz·zîr yazZir yazzîrLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Leviticus 15:31 HEB: וְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־ בְּנֵי־ NAS: Thus you shall keep the sons KJV: Thus shall ye separate the children INT: shall keep the sons of Israel Leviticus 22:2 Numbers 6:2 Numbers 6:3 Numbers 6:5 Numbers 6:6 Numbers 6:12 Ezekiel 14:7 Hosea 9:10 Zechariah 7:3 10 Occurrences |