נזיר
Hebrew
Etymology
From נזר (nāzar, literally “to separate”)
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /naˈziʁ/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /naːˈziːr/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /nɔːˈziːr/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːzəʁ/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /naˈzir/
Noun
נָזִיר • (nazír) m (plural indefinite נְזִירִים, singular construct נְזִיר־) [pattern: קָטִיל]
- Nazarite.
- Numbers 6:2, with translation of the King James Version:
- אִישׁ אוֹ אִשָּׁה כִּי יַפְלִא לִנְדֹּר נֶדֶר נָזִיר
- When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite
- Numbers 6:2, with translation of the King James Version:
- monk, friar
Descendants
- English: Nazarite
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