נזר
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Aramaic נזר (literally “he abstained”), compare Arabic نَذَرَ (naḏara, literally “he consecrated”) and Arabic نَذِرَ (naḏira, literally “he showed reserve”), Akkadian 𒈾𒉌𒌓𒊒 (nazáru, literally “he cursed”).
Noun
[edit]נֵזֶר • (nézer) m [pattern: קֵטֶל]
Verb
[edit]נִזַּר • (nizár) third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction)
- to deprive oneself (of something)
Related terms
[edit]- נָזִיר (nazír)