Numbers 6:5
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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 Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
נָזַר
he will be a Nazirite
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נָזַר
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
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נֶזֶר
Nazirite vow/ his
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נֶזֶר
properly, something set apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty)
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עָבַר
it will pass
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עָבַר
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
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קָדוֹשׁ
holy
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קָדוֹשׁ
Holy, set apart. Qadosh. God alone is truly qadosh. He calls His people to share in His holiness. To be set apart for His purposes.
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רֹאשׁ
head/ his
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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גָּדַל
he will make grow
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גָּדַל
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
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מָלֵא
are completed
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מָלֵא
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
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יוֹם
the days of
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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תַּעַר
a razor
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תַּעַר
a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty)
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נֶדֶר
the vow of
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נֶדֶר
a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised
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שֵׂעָר
the hair of
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שֵׂעָר
hair (as if tossed or bristling)
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פֶּרַע
the locks of
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פֶּרַע
the hair (as dishevelled)
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