RAZOR (תַּ֫עַר, H9509, מﯴרָה׃֙). A sharp-edged cutting instrument for cutting and shaving the hair or beard; referred to in the OT esp. in connection with the Nazirite vow (Num 6:5; 8:7; Judg 13:5; 16:17; 1 Sam 1:11; Isa 7:20; Ezek 5:1). The word is also used metaphorically of the tongue (Ps 52:2). Razors were made of metal, and were simply or elaborately made. Many specimens have survived from antiquity.