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Where does “נָזִיר” come from?

נָזִיר (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew נזר, from Aramaic נזר.

Ancestry of “נָזִיר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewנזרcrown, wreath; to deprive oneself
2Aramaicנזר—

Words derived from “נָזִיר”

  • Nazarite
  • Nazariteship
  • Nazaritic
  • Nazaritism
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