Naso 6:5 · unit 1 — no razor shall pass over his head

Parashas Naso

The Complete Passuk

כׇּל־יְמֵי֙ נֶ֣דֶר נִזְר֔וֹ תַּ֖עַר לֹא־יַעֲבֹ֣ר עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ עַד־מְלֹ֨את הַיָּמִ֜ם אֲשֶׁר־יַזִּ֤יר לַיהֹוָה֙ קָדֹ֣שׁ יִהְיֶ֔ה גַּדֵּ֥ל פֶּ֖רַע שְׂעַ֥ר רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃

Throughout the term of their vow as nazirite, no razor shall touch their head; it shall remain consecrated until the completion of their term as nazirite of GOD, the hair of their head being left to grow untrimmed.

Chabad.org — 6:5

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT / Nazir (multiple units) (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

כל ימי נדר נזרו — נזיר שכלו לו ימיו וגלח חייב.

English: “All the days of his nazirite vow” — a nazir whose days have been completed and who then shaves is liable.

On the daf / in context: The prohibition on cutting hair, like the wine prohibition, extends until the formal conclusion of the naziriteship. Many units elaborate the details of the hair restriction.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal extend the razor prohibition until the nazir’s concluding rites are performed.

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