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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

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RAZOR

A sharp tool used for shaving off the beard or hair (Nm 8:7; Ez 5:1). Use of the razor was proscribed for those under the Nazirite vow (Nm 6:5; 1 Sm 1:11). The instrument played a central role in Samson’s life (Jgs 13:5; 16:17).

The razor is a simile for a slanderous tongue (Ps 52:2) and a metaphor for judgment (Is 7:20).