H5144Hebrewyazziyr
נָזַר
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
10
Total Occurrences
5
Books
10
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
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
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Usage
consecrate, separate(-ing, self).
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to dedicate, consecrate, separate
- 2.(niphal) to dedicate oneself, devote oneself
- 3.(hiphil) to keep sacredly separate
- 4.(hiphil) to be a nazarite, live as a nazarite
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: nâzar; Pronunciation: naw-zar'