Biblical Hebrew H5145 noun masculine 25 occurrences

נֵזֶר

Transliteration: nezer (nēzer)

Pronunciation: /NAY-zer/

“crown, consecration, diadem”

Diadem, royal crown, holy crown of high priest (Exodus 29:6), and hair of Nazirite set apart in consecrated devotion to God.

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From נָזַר (H5144) to separate, dedicate.

crownconsecrationseparation

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: נֵזֶר (crown, consecration, diadem) -> στέφανος (to encircle, that which surrounds or encompasses, a crown)

LXX conceptual translation: נֵזֶר (crown, consecration, diadem) -> G1238

LXX conceptual translation: נֵזֶר (crown, consecration, diadem) -> ἁγνισμός (purification)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G4735 στέφανος (stephanos — “to encircle, that which surrounds or encompasses, a crown”)

Foundational passages where נֵזֶר (nezer) carries significant theological or narrative weight.