Lexical Definition

‎זָקָן‎ zâqân (zaw-kawn') beard ^H:N-M
from ‎זָקֵן‎

beard.

• the beard (as indicating age)

1) beard, chin
1a) beard
1b) chin

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎זָקָן‎ noun masculine^{2Sam 10:5} + and feminine^{Isa 15:2} + chin, beard (Assyrian zi‡nu, Asrb^{Annals iv. 29}; Arabic , Aramaic ‎דְּקַן‎, ) — absolute ‎׳‎‎ז‎ Lev 13:20 +; construct ‎זְקַן‎ 2Sam 20:9 +; suffix ‎זְקָנִי‎ Ezra 9:3 ‎זְקָנֶ֑ךָ‎ Lev 19:27; Ezek 5:1 ‎זְקָנוֺ‎ 1Sam 21:14* + 2 t.; ‎זְקַנְכֶם‎ 2Sam 10:5; 1Chr 19:5 ‎זְקָנָם‎ 2Sam 10:4; Lev 21:5 never plural —

1. chin (opposed to ‎ראֹשׁ‎, top of head) Lev 13:29; Lev 13:30; Lev 14:9 (all P), 2Sam 20:9; Ezek 5:1 compare also 1Sam 21:14*; Ps 133:4 (where however chin as bearded may be meant); chin, or lower jaw, of lion and bear 1Sam 17:35.

2. beard, as growing (‎צמח‎) 2Sam 10:5 = 1Chr 19:5 as cut off Isa 7:20 (‎ספה‎), Isa 15:2 = Jer 48:37 (‎גרע‎); compare ‎מְגֻלְּחֵי זָקָן‎ Jer 41:5; 2Sam 10:4 (‎גלח‎); ‎שׂער ראשׁי‎ ‎זּזְקָנִי‎ Ezra 9:3 here belongs ‎פאת זקנ(ךׅ‎ Lev 19:27; Lev 21:5 (both H; opposed to ‎ראשׁ‎).

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