HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8593
תַּ֫עַר
ta.ar — razor
1) razor, sheath (making naked) 1a) razor 1b) sheath (of sword)
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Razor
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4177
מוֹרָה
mo.rah — razor
razor
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8434
ξυρόν
xuron — a razor
a rasor , (Homer), etc.:—;proverb, ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἵσταται ἀκμῆς ὄλεθρος ἠὲ βιῶναι death or life is balanced on a rasor's edge, (Iliad by Homer); ἐπὶ ξυροῦ τῆς ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πράγματα (Herdotus Historicus); βεβὼς ἐπὶ ξυρῷ τύχης (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
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The Nazarites were forbidden to make use of the razor (Num. 6:5; Judg. 13:5). At their consecration the Levites were shaved all over with a razor (Num. 8:7; comp. Ps. 52:2; Ezek. 5:1).
Scripture references
Numbers 6:5Judges 13:5Numbers 8:7Psalms 52:2Ezekiel 5:1Leviticus 14:8Numbers 6:9Numbers 6:18Isaiah 7:20Acts 18:182 Samuel 14:26
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.