Naso 6:18 · EXTRA 1 — the nazir shall shave his consecrated head EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וְגִלַּ֣ח הַנָּזִ֗יר פֶּ֛תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ נִזְר֑וֹ וְלָקַ֗ח אֶת־שְׂעַר֙ רֹ֣אשׁ נִזְר֔וֹ וְנָתַן֙ עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֖חַת זֶ֥בַח הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃

The nazirite shall then shave their consecrated hair, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and take those locks of consecrated hair and put them on the fire that is under the sacrifice of well-being.

Chabad.org — 6:18

Source Citation

Ohr HaChaim on Numbers 6:18 / Nazir parallels — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

וגלח הנזיר פתח אהל מועד —\ldots תחת הדוד.

English: “And the nazir shall shave\ldots at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting” — \ldots under the pot [in which the peace-offering is cooked].

On the midrash / in context: The hair is cast under the fire of the shelamim; Ohr HaChaim and the classic sources treat the public shaving as the visible discharge of the vow.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

The concluding haircut is performed at the sanctuary entrance and the hair is burned under the peace-offering.