Lexicon :: Strong's H5145 - nēzer

נֵזֶר

Transliteration

nēzer

Pronunciation

neh'-zer

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From נָזַר (H5144)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1340a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

נֶזֶר nezer, neh'-zer; or נֵזֶר nêzer; from H5144; properly, something set apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty):—consecration, crown, hair, separation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H5145 in the following manner: crown (11x), separation (11x), consecration (2x), hair (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H5145 in the following manner: crown (11x), separation (11x), consecration (2x), hair (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

consecration, crown, separation, Nazariteship
1. crown (as sign of consecration), earring
  1. stones of a crown, diadem, stones of charming
2. woman's hair
3. consecration
  1. of high priest
  2. of Nazarite

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5145: Abbreviations

† 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. 2d ed. 483}), Jeremiah 7:29 (of personified Jerusalem).

3. consecration

a. of high priest עליו 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 6:21b compare עַלנֿ׳ Numbers 6:21a; in Numbers 6:19 נ׳ = the hair of his consecration (compare Jeremiah 7:29 above).

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