Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to dedicate
Usage: 1) to dedicate, consecrate, separate 1a) (Niphal) to dedicate oneself, devote oneself 1b) (Hiphil) to keep sacredly separate
Strong's Number
H5144
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
5
Strong's H5144 Quick Answer
Strong's H5144 נָזַר (nazar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nazar (naw-zar') v. 1. to hold aloof, i.e. (intransitivey) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (i.e. apostatize)) 2. specifically, to set apart (to sacred purposes), i.e. devote It has 10 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include drink. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- nazar (naw-zar') v. 1. to hold aloof, i.e. (intransitivey) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (i.e. apostatize)) 2. specifically, to set apart (to sacred purposes), i.e. devote
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- drink
Meaning and Definition
nazar (naw-zar') v. 1. to hold aloof, i.e. (intransitivey) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (i.e. apostatize)) 2. specifically, to set apart (to sacred purposes), i.e. devote [a primitive root] KJV: consecrate, separate(-ing, self).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5144. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5144 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nazar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
drink
Numbers 6:3
How Strong's H5144 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5144 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5144 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5144.
Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5144, grouped by book.
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5144 FAQ
What does nazar (נָזַר) mean?
Nazar (Strong's H5144) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "consecrate". nazar (naw-zar') v. 1. to hold aloof, i.e. (intransitivey) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (i.e. apostatize)) 2. specifically, to set apart (to sacred purposes), i.e. devote
How many times is nazar (נָזַר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H5144 across 5 books.
Where can I study nazar (נָזַר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5144 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate nazar (נָזַר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as drink. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.