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Strong's #05145 - נֶזֶר

Transliteration

nezer

Phonetics

neh'-zer, nay'-zer

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H5144)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

1340a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) consecration, crown, separation, Nazariteship

1a) crown (as sign of consecration), earring

1a1) stones of a crown, diadem, stones of charming

1b) woman’s hair

1c) consecration

1c1) of high priest

1c2) of Nazarite

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 39 ‑ ἅγιον (hag'‑ee‑on); 47 ‑ ἁγνεία (hag‑ni'‑ah); 49 ‑ ἁγνισμός (hag‑nis‑mos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (25)

Exodus 2

Leviticus 2

Numbers 13

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Zechariah 1

NAS (25)

Exodus 2

Leviticus 2

Numbers 13

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Zechariah 1

HCS (24)

Exodus 2

Leviticus 2

Numbers 12

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (25)

Exodus 2

Leviticus 2

Numbers 13

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Zechariah 1

ESV (23)

Leviticus 2

Numbers 13

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Zechariah 1

WEB (25)

Exodus 2

Leviticus 2

Numbers 13

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

Zechariah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2390) r z n (נזר NZR) AC: Dedicate CO: Crown AB: ?

V) r z n (נזר NZR) - Dedicate: To set something apart or apart from something for a special purpose. KJV (10): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil) separate, consecrate - Strongs: H5144 (נָזַר)

N^m) r z n (נזר NZR) - Crown: An ornamental placed on the head as a sign of dedication. Also of any sign of dedication such as the shaved head of one who is dedicated. KJV (25): crown, separation, consecration, hair - Strongs: H5145 (נֶזֶר)

h^m) r z n m (מנזר MNZR) - Crown: A sign of dedication. KJV (1): crowned - Strongs: H4502 (מִנְּזָר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

נֵ֫זֶר noun masculine^{Psalm 132:18} consecration, crown, Naziriteship; — ׳נ absolute 2 Samuel 1:10 +; construct Exodus 29:6 +; suffix נִזֵרוֺ Psalm 89:40 +, נִזְרֵךְ Jeremiah 7:29; —

1 crown (sign of consecration; We^{Skizzeu iii. 118} compare Syriac קדשא [], earring; see also Gei^{Jüd. Zeitschr. x. 45 ff.} on נֶזֶם):

a. of king 2 Samuel 1:10; 2 Kings 11:12 2 Chronicles 23:11; symbol of royal power Psalm 89:40; Psalm 132:18; compare Proverbs 27:24; ׳אַבְּנֵי נ Zechariah 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 Exodus 29:6, made of gold Exodus 39:30; Leviticus 8:9 (all P).

2 woman's hair (originally probably of long hair as sign of consecration, as in Nazirite vow, compare Numbers 6:19 below, and נָזַיר also We^{Sklzzen iii. 117,107; Arab. Heidenthum 2, p. 143} RS^{Semitic i. 464. 2 d ed. 483}), Jeremiah 7:29 (of personified Jerusalem).

3 consecration

a. of high priestעליו ׳שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת א׳נ Leviticus 21:12 (P) the consecration of the oil of anointing of his God is upon him.

b. in Numbers 6 (P), specifically of Nazirite consecration (compare נָזִיר) : אֱלֹהָיו עָלָיו׳נ Numbers 6:7, נֶדֶר נִזְרוֺ Numbers 6:5, ׳טָמֵא נ Numbers 6:12, ׳ראֹשׁ נ (because of unshorn hair) Numbers 6:9; Numbers 6:18; Numbers 6:18, ׳(כָּלֿ) יְמֵי נ Numbers 6:4; Numbers 6:8; Numbers 6:12; Numbers 6:13 ׳תּוֺרַת נ Numbers 6:21 b compare ׳עַלנֿ Numbers 6:21 a; in Numbers 6:19 ׳נ = the hair of his consecration (compare Jeremiah 7:29 above).

List of Word Forms

הַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ הַנֵּ֣זֶר ׀ הנזר נִזְר֑וֹ נִזְר֔וֹ נִזְרֵךְ֙ נִזְרֽוֹ׃ נֵ֔זֶר נֵ֝֗זֶר נֵ֠זֶר נֵ֣זֶר נֵ֥זֶר נֵֽזֶר־ נזר נזר־ נזרו נזרו׃ נזרך han·nê·zer hanNezer hannêzer nê·zer nê·zer- Nezer nêzer nêzer- niz·rêḵ niz·rōw nizreCh nizrêḵ nizRo nizrōw