Nazir (נזיר) means ascetic in Hebrew.
It can also mean monk, nun, and hermit. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ascetic, monk, nun, hermit
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Nazir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שנמנע מהנאות העולם הזה.
- 2יהדותמי שהתחייב בהלכות פרישוּת מסויימות, כגון הימנעות מגיזוז השיער, מהיטמאות למת.
וְזֹאת תּוֹרַת הַנָּזִיר בְּיוֹם מְלֹאת יְמֵי נִזְרוֹ יָבִיא אֹתוֹ אֶל-פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד.
- 3אדם חשוב. שר ונגיד.
זַכּוּ נְזִירֶיהָ מִשֶּׁלֶג צַחוּ מֵחָלָב אָדְמוּ עֶצֶם מִפְּנִינִים סַפִּיר גִּזְרָתָם.
- 4פרי שנושר מהעץ, פרי עזוב ומופקר
אֵת סְפִיחַ קְצִירְךָ לֹא תִקְצוֹר וְאֶת-עִנְּבֵי נְזִירֶךָ לֹא תִבְצֹר שְׁנַת שַׁבָּתוֹן יִהְיֶה לָאָרֶץ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nazir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נָזִיר
- Written without vowel points
- נזיר
- Said
- nazir
- Root
- נ־ז־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- נְזִירִים
- Feminine form
- נְזִירָה
- Inflections
- נ' נְזִירָה, ר' נְזִירִים, נ"ר נְזִירוֹת
- Gematria
- 267
This is how Nazir is said in other languages.
- English
- ascetic, monk, nun, hermit
These words mean nearly the same as Nazir.
- פרוש
- סגפןascetic
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nazir.
These words rhyme with Nazir.
The word Nazir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נזיר שמשון
- נזיר אלוהים
- נזיר שתקן
- סחור סחור אמרינן לנזירא
- סרטן נזיר
- כובע הנזיר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nazir comes from the root נ־ז־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Nazir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nazir.
What does Nazir (נזיר) mean in Hebrew?
Nazir (נזיר) means ascetic, monk, and nun. It is said nazir, with the stress on zir.
What is a synonym for Nazir (נזיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nazir (נזיר) are פרוש and סגפן.
What is the opposite of Nazir (נזיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nazir (נזיר) are מעודן and עמאי.
What rhymes with Nazir (נזיר)?
Words that rhyme with Nazir (נזיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נזיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.