Strong's Lexicon

H5145

H5145 — נֶזֶר נֵזֶר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnezernoun mascOccurrences: 25TWOT: 1340a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5145
Word:נֶזֶר נֵזֶר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5144
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:25
Transliteration:nezer
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:neh'-zer (or nezer {nay'-zer}) n-m.
Meaning:1. (properly) something set apart 2. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite) 3. (hence, concretely) unshorn locks 4. (by implication) a chaplet, wreath (especially of royalty)
KJV Renderings:consecration, crown, hair, separation.

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BDB5102

נֵ֫זֶר noun masculine Ps 132:18 consecration, crown, Naziriteship; — ׳ נ absolute 2Sam 1:10 +; construct Exod 29:6 +; suffix נִזֵרוֺ Ps 89:40 +, נִזְרֵךְ Jer 7:29

1. crown (sign of consecration; WeSkizzeu iii. 118 compare Syriac קדשא [ [untranscribed source text 3261]], earring; see also GeiJüd. Zeitschr. x. 45 ff. on נֶזֶם):
a. of king 2Sam 1:10; 2Kgs 11:12 = 2Chr 23:11 symbol of royal power Ps 89:40; Ps 132:18 compare Prov 27:24 ׳ אַבְּנֵי נ Zech 9:16 stones of a crown, diadem (probably; > We Now — who strike out, compare GASm stones of charming, from use of precious stones as charms.
b. of high priest, הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳ נ Exod 29:6, made of gold Exod 39:30; Lev 8:9 (all P ).
2. woman's hair (originally probably of long hair as sign of consecration, as in Nazirite vow, compare Num 6:19 below, and נָזַיר also WeSklzzen iii. 117, 107; Arab. Heidenthum 2, p. 143 RSSemitic i. 464. 2d ed. 483), Jer 7:29 (of personified Jerusalem).
3. consecration
a. of high priest עליו ׳ שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת א ׳ נ Lev 21:12 ( P ) the consecration of the oil of anointing of his God is upon him.
b. in Num 6 ( P ), specifically of Nazirite consecration (compare נָזִיר) : אֱלֹהָיו עָלָיו ׳ נ Num 6:7, נֶדֶר נִזְרוֺ Num 6:5, ׳ טָמֵא נ Num 6:12, ׳ ראֹשׁ נ (because of unshorn hair) Num 6:9 Num 6:18 Num 6:18, ׳ (כָּלֿ) יְמֵי נ Num 6:4 Num 6:8 Num 6:12 Num 6:13 ׳ תּוֺרַת נ Num 6:21 b compare ׳ עַלנֿ Num 6:21a; in Num 6:19 ׳ נ = the hair of his consecration (compare Jer 7:29 above).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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