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The next Mishnah (1:5) discusses a case where the person declared that “I am a nazir, a houseful”, or “basketful”. The Mishnah explains that we question the person regarding his intent. If he was alluding to a “large” nazir oath then, as we have learnt (1:3) it obligates him with the standard thirty-days. If however the person says he had not specific intent other than how the Chachamim interpret it, then we view the basket as if they are filled with mustard seeds and he is a nazir for “all his days”. The Bartenura explains that he is a nazir olam and can shave once every twelve months.
The Gemara discusses the difference between the case of one who says, "I am a Nazir like the hair on my head," and the case of one who says, "I am a Nazir from here until the end of the world." When one says, "I am a Nazir like the hair on my head," he observes as many Nazir periods as there are hairs on his head. In contrast, when one accepts to become a Nazir as long as "from here until the end of the world," he observes only a single Nezirus.
We explore different types of Nezirus including Absalom.