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H5144 · נָזַר

nâzar

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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

KJV gloss list in the source

consecrate, separate(-ing, self).

Source pronunciation notation: naw-zar'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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