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Someone who took a special vow of dedication to God — no wine, no haircuts, no dead bodies
lightbulbNAZIR-ite — 'set apart.' No wine, no haircuts, no dead bodies. Samson's vow (that he kept breaking)
Described in Numbers 6, the Nazirite vow was a voluntary period of intense dedication to God with three rules: no grape products (including wine), no cutting hair, and no contact with dead bodies. Samson was a Nazirite from birth (though he broke basically every rule). Samuel was also dedicated this way. John the Baptist likely followed Nazirite practices. The vow symbolized total consecration — setting yourself apart from normal life to focus entirely on God.