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
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: consecrate, separate(-ing, self).
TWOT Reference: 1340
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to dedicate, consecrate, separate
1a) (Niphal) to dedicate oneself, devote oneself
1b) (Hiphil) to keep sacredly separate
2)(Hiphil) to be a Nazarite, live as a Nazarite
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נָזַר
nâzar
BDB Definition:
1) to dedicate, consecrate, separate
1a) (Niphal) to dedicate oneself, devote oneself
1b) (Hiphil) to keep sacredly separate
2) (Hiphil) to be a Nazarite, live as a Nazarite
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1340
Total KJV Occurrences: 10