Allכָּלthe daysיְמֵיof his vowנֶדֶרof consecrationנִזְרוֹnoלֹאrazorתַּעַרshall passיַעֲבֹרoverעַלhis head;רֹאשׁוֹuntilעַדthe daysהַיָּמִםare fulfilledמְלֹאתfor whichאֲשֶׁרhe separates himselfיַזִּירto YHWH,לַיהוָהhe shall beיִהְיֶהholy;קָדֹשׁhe shall let growגַּדֵּלlooseפֶּרַעthe hairשְׂעַרof his head.רֹאשׁוֹ
Numbers 6:5
Study it in the app“All the days of his vow of consecration no razor shall pass over his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separates himself to YHWH, he shall be holy; he shall let grow loose the hair of his head.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 6:5, word by word
- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of his vowנֶדֶרneder
vow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “neder” appears- of consecrationנִזְרnizr
consecration
Being set apart for God, like the Nazirite.
Where else “nizr” appears- razorתַּעַרtaar
razor
A razor for shaving.
Where else “taar” appears- shall passיַעֲבֹרyaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appears- his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- are fulfilledמְלֹאתmelot
be fulfilled
For a period to run out, or a word to come true.
Where else “melot” appears- he separates himselfיַזִּירyazir
live as Nazirite
To live as a Nazirite.
Where else “yazir” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- he shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- holyקָדֹשׁkadosh
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kadosh” appears- he shall let growגַּדֵּלgadel
grow up
To get bigger, become an adult; to bring up a child.
Where else “gadel” appears- looseפֶּרַעpera
loose hair
Hair left to grow loose, uncut.
Where else “pera” appears- the hairשְׂעַרsear
hair
Hair, body hair.
Where else “sear” appears
The context
4All the days of his consecration he shall not eat anything that is made from the vine of wine, from seeds to skin.
5 · This verse (above)
6All the days that he separates himself to YHWH he shall not go near a dead person.