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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“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…”