נָזִיר (nāzîr) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning one consecrated. It appears
16 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5139).
Also rendered
Nazirite
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1340b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1340b)one consecrated, devoted; consecrated; devotee, Nazirite; untrimmed vine; separate, unpruned vine; Nazarite, separated, vine undressed
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נָזִירnoun, masculine: one consecrated, devoted
1.of prince, ruler, as consecrated
2.devotee, Nazirite
3.untrimmed vine
Strong's H5139נָזִיר: separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite) KJV:Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1340: נָזַרnāzar — dedicate, consecrate, separate; devote, dedicate oneself; hold aloof, abstain, apostatize, set apart; separateing