Uncut Hair and the Nazirite Vow for Women

[Amanah]

Originally Posted by Esaias

What's interesting is the idea of "cutting the hair". In most people's conversation, this means more than a 1 inch trim of the ends. If a woman trimmed her split ends, nobody would say "Oh, you got a hair cut!" unless the hair was shortened significantly.

Thus, when reading older historical records speaking of how women "did not cut their hair", it is not conclusive that they did not occasionally trim a bit off the ends to manage split ends, etc. It is more likely meaning they did not cut their hair so as to significantly reduce it's apparent length.

Of course, trimming split ends cannot be ruled out, either, unless there is specific mention of that. I have been searching for documentation concerning this, and unfortunately cannot find anything other than references to "cutting", without more specificity as to exactly how much is being referred to.

So, I think both sides of the debate need more specific documentation. An older document referring specifically to "trimming a tiny amount" would be most helpful.

maybe there is not more documentation because until recently grown men didn't feel the need to spend years of their life debating the subject.