Nazarite
Nazarite · Nazarites
A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from alcohol, and to practice…A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from alcohol, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion.
Meaning
1 sensesA Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from alcohol, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
A blend of Hebrew נָזִיר (nazír, “nazarite, monk, ascetic”) + -ite, from נִזַּר (nizár, “tA blend of Hebrew נָזִיר (nazír, “nazarite, monk, ascetic”) + -ite, from נִזַּר (nizár, “to separate”).
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