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נָזַר H5144
H5144 is the Hebrew word נָזַר, transliterated nâzar and said naw-zar'. The King James Version most often renders it separate.
What it means
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.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: consecrate, separate(-ing, self).
Verses using נָזַר
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 15:31 · KJV
Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.
Leviticus 22:2 · KJV
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
Numbers 6:2 · KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
Numbers 6:3 · KJV
He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Numbers 6:5 · KJV
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
Numbers 6:6 · KJV
All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
Numbers 6:12 · KJV
And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
Ezekiel 14:7 · KJV
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
Hosea 9:10 · KJV
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
Zechariah 7:3 · KJV
And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
Common questions
What does Strong's H5144 mean?
H5144 is the Hebrew word נָזַר (nâzar), meaning 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.
How is H5144 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it separate (3 times), separateth (3 times), thus shall ye separate (1 time), consecrate (1 time), separated (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5144 appear in the Bible?
נָזַר (nâzar) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5144 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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