A nazirite (Heb. nāzîr) is an individual who has undertaken a nazirite vow. The verbal root of the Hebrew word nazirite (nzr) has as its basic meaning “to separate” or “to set apart” (Mayer, 1998, 307). The most detailed description of the nazirite vow in the biblical text is in Num 6. The basic description of the nazirite vow is a special vow for the purpose of separating oneself to God (Num 6:2). There are three distinct elements to this vow. The one making the vow must

1.  avoid all produce of …