נֵזֶר nezer
Hebrew word for “consecration” · Strong’s H5145 · used 25 times in 22 verses
Meaning
1) consecration, crown, separation, Nazariteship;
Senses in the lexicon
- consecration: Nazirite vow (13)
- consecration: crown (11)
- consecration: hair (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for nezer in context, with how often each is used:
- nazirite vow 13
- crown 10
- consecration 1
- hair 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | 13 | 0.8 | |
| Exodus | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Leviticus | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 6 (10), Exodus 29 (1), Exodus 39 (1), Leviticus 8 (1), Leviticus 21 (1), 2 Samuel 1 (1), 2 Kings 11 (1), 2 Chronicles 23 (1), Psalms 89 (1), Psalms 132 (1)
Forms
- נזרו 14
- נזר 7
- הנזר 3
- נזרך 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with nezer more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- נָזִיר nazir “Nazirite” 4
- רֹאשׁ rosh “head” 7
- גָּלַח galach “to shave” 3
- מִצְנֶפֶת mitsnephet “turban” 2
- נָזַר nazar “to dedicate” 2
- טָמֵא tame “to defile” 3
- צִיץ tsits “flower” 2
- שֵׂעָר sear “hair” 2
- חָיָה chayah “to live” 3
- קֹדֶשׁ qodesh “holiness” 3
- נֶדֶר neder “vow” 2
- עֵדוּת edut “testimony” 2
Key verses
The verses using nezer that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 39:30 — And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
- Leviticus 8:9 — And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- Numbers 6:5 — 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…
- Numbers 6:9 — And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the…
- Numbers 6:12 — 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…
- 2 Kings 11:12 — And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their…
- 2 Chronicles 23:11 — Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and…
- Psalms 89:39 — Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
- Psalms 132:18 — His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
- Proverbs 27:24 — For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
- Jeremiah 7:29 — Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his…
- Zechariah 9:16 — And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
See all 22 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.