Hebrew word study
נָזִיר H5139
- Transliteration
- nâzîyr
- Pronunciation
- naw-zeer'
- KJV glosses
- Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.
Lexical summary
separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite)
hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite)
hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information