Nâzîyr — H5139

H5139 · Hebrew — נזיר

Pronunciation: naw-zeer'

Other spellings: nâzir נָזִר

Definition

masculine noun

separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)

  1. consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite
    1. consecrated one
    2. devotee, Nazarite
    3. untrimmed (vine)

Usually translated as

Nazarite, vine undressed, separate, separated

Origin

or nâzir; from H5144

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâzîyr occurs 16 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Leviticus (2), Numbers (6), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (3), Lamentations (1), Amos (2)

Strong's Lexicon — N