נָזַר (nāzar) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning dedicate. It appears
10 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5144).
Also rendered
be a Nazarite
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1340c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1340c)be a Nazarite, live as a Nazarite; hold aloof, abstain, apostatize, set apart, devote; consecrate, separate, separateing
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נָזַרverb, denominative: be a Nazarite, live as a Nazarite
Hiphil be a Nazarite, live as a Nazarite
Strong's H5144נָזַר: 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 KJV:consecrate, separate(-ing, self).
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