נָזַר
nâzar(naw-zar')
“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”
10 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
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
Translated in KJV as
consecrateseparate(-ing, self).
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“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 iniqu…”