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[[~~file~~:~~InfantSamuel.jpg |thumb| 250px |''Infant Samuel'' by Joshua Reynolds, 1776: Samuel was dedicated as a Nazirite for life by the vow of his mother, Hannah.~~]]

[[ko:나실인]]A '''Nazirite''' (from the Hebrew ''nāzîr'', נָזִיר)<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5139.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5139. נָזִיר], ''Bible Hub''</ref> is someone who takes a vow before [[God]] to be set apart as holy, either for a specific period or for life.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nazirite Nazirite], ''Britannica''</ref> The term ''nāzîr'' comes from the verb ''nāzar'' (נָזַר), meaning “to separate,” “to dedicate,” or “to consecrate.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5144.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5144. נָזַר], ''Bible Hub''</ref><ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+13&version=LEB;NET&interface=amp Judges 13 New English Translation], ''Bible Gateway''</ref> Those who took the Nazirite vow were required to follow three strict prohibitions: They could not drink wine or any fermented drink, they were not to cut their hair, and they were forbidden from going near a dead body. Notable Nazirites in the [[Bible]] include [[Samson]], [[Samuel]], and [[John the Baptist]].

A '''Nazirite''' (from the Hebrew ''nāzîr'', נָזִיר)<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5139.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5139. נָזִיר], ''Bible Hub''</ref> is someone who takes a vow before [[God]] to be set apart as holy, either for a specific period or for life.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nazirite Nazirite], ''Britannica''</ref> The term ''nāzîr'' comes from the verb ''nāzar'' (נָזַר), meaning “to separate,” “to dedicate,” or “to consecrate.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5144.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5144. נָזַר], ''Bible Hub''</ref><ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+13&version=LEB;NET&interface=amp Judges 13 New English Translation], ''Bible Gateway''</ref> Those who took the Nazirite vow were required to follow three strict prohibitions: They could not drink wine or any fermented drink, they were not to cut their hair, and they were forbidden from going near a dead body. Notable Nazirites in the [[Bible]] include [[Samson]], [[Samuel]], and [[John the Baptist]].

==The Nazirite Law==

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-[[file:InfantSamuel.jpg |thumb| 250px |''Infant Samuel'' by Joshua Reynolds, 1776: Samuel was dedicated as a Nazirite for life by the vow of his mother, Hannah.]]
+<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:나실인]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->A '''Nazirite''' (from the Hebrew ''nāzîr'', נָזִיר)<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5139.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5139. נָזִיר], ''Bible Hub''</ref> is someone who takes a vow before [[God]] to be set apart as holy, either for a specific period or for life.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nazirite Nazirite], ''Britannica''</ref> The term ''nāzîr'' comes from the verb ''nāzar'' (נָזַר), meaning “to separate,” “to dedicate,” or “to consecrate.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5144.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5144. נָזַר], ''Bible Hub''</ref><ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+13&version=LEB;NET&interface=amp Judges 13 New English Translation], ''Bible Gateway''</ref> Those who took the Nazirite vow were required to follow three strict prohibitions: They could not drink wine or any fermented drink, they were not to cut their hair, and they were forbidden from going near a dead body. Notable Nazirites in the [[Bible]] include [[Samson]], [[Samuel]], and [[John the Baptist]].
-A '''Nazirite''' (from the Hebrew ''nāzîr'', נָזִיר)<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5139.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5139. נָזִיר], ''Bible Hub''</ref> is someone who takes a vow before [[God]] to be set apart as holy, either for a specific period or for life.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nazirite Nazirite], ''Britannica''</ref> The term ''nāzîr'' comes from the verb ''nāzar'' (נָזַר), meaning “to separate,” “to dedicate,” or “to consecrate.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5144.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5144. נָזַר], ''Bible Hub''</ref><ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+13&version=LEB;NET&interface=amp Judges 13 New English Translation], ''Bible Gateway''</ref> Those who took the Nazirite vow were required to follow three strict prohibitions: They could not drink wine or any fermented drink, they were not to cut their hair, and they were forbidden from going near a dead body. Notable Nazirites in the [[Bible]] include [[Samson]], [[Samuel]], and [[John the Baptist]].
 ==The Nazirite Law==

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