נזיר
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Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| נ־ז־ר (n-z-r) |
From נזר (nizár, 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/
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Noun
נָזִיר • (nazír) m (plural indefinite נְזִירִים, singular construct נְזִיר־, feminine counterpart נְזִירָה)
- Nazarite.
- Tanach, 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
- monk, friar
Derived terms
- כּוֹבַע הַנָּזִיר (kova' hanazír)
- נְזִירוּת (n'zirút)
- סַרְטַן נָזִיר (sartán nazír)
Descendants
- English: Nazarite
Further reading
נזיר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
