Hebrew · H2206

זָקָן

The beard (as indicating age )

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זָקָןH2206

Pronunciationzāqān

What does זָקָן (zāqān) mean in the Bible?

זָקָן (zāqān): Beard as visible marker of age, authority, and masculinity; its removal signified shame or humiliation.

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Questions this entry answers

What does זָקָן (zāqān) mean in the Bible?

זָקָן (zāqān): Beard as visible marker of age, authority, and masculinity; its removal signified shame or humiliation.

How does the BSB render H2206?

The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include beard (3), and beard (2), chin (2), his beard (2), your beards (2).

Where does זָקָן (zāqān) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (5), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Samuel (2), Isaiah (2).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

beard3×Psalms 133:2, Isaiah 15:2, Jeremiah 48:37

and beard2×Ezra 9:3, Ezekiel 5:1

chin2×Leviticus 13:29, Leviticus 13:30

his beard2×Leviticus 14:9, 1 Samuel 21:13

your beards2×2 Samuel 10:5, 1 Chronicles 19:5

by the beard1×2 Samuel 20:9

it by its fur1×1 Samuel 17:35

of each man’s beard1×2 Samuel 10:4

of their beards1×Leviticus 21:5

of your beard1×Leviticus 19:27

the beard1×Psalms 133:2

their beards1×Jeremiah 41:5

your beard1×Isaiah 7:20

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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowLeviticus 13:29

Aligned rows19

Books represented9

Leviticus51 Samuel22 Samuel31 Chronicles1Ezra1Psalms2Isaiah2Jeremiah2Ezekiel1

Source forms

הַזָּקָ֖ן2xhaz·zā·qānLeviticus 13:30, Isaiah 7:20

זָקָ֖ן2xzā·qānIsaiah 15:2, Jeremiah 48:37

זְקַנְכֶ֖ם2xzə·qan·ḵem2 Samuel 10:5, 1 Chronicles 19:5

בִּזְקַ֥ן1xbiz·qan2 Samuel 20:9

בְזָקָֽן׃1xḇə·zā·qānLeviticus 13:29

בִּזְקָנ֔וֹ1xbiz·qā·nōw1 Samuel 17:35

הַזָּקָ֥ן1xhaz·zā·qānPsalms 133:2

וּזְקָנִ֔י1xū·zə·qā·nîEzra 9:3

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - common singular3xLeviticus 13:30, Psalms 133:2, Isaiah 7:20

Noun - common singular3xIsaiah 15:2, Jeremiah 41:5, Jeremiah 48:37

Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine plural2x2 Samuel 10:5, 1 Chronicles 19:5

Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular2xLeviticus 19:27, Ezekiel 5:1

Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural2xLeviticus 21:5, 2 Samuel 10:4

Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 14:9, 1 Samuel 21:13

Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular1xEzra 9:3

Noun - common singular construct1xPsalms 133:2

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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זָקָן

What does זָקָן (zāqān) mean in the Bible?

What does זָקָן (zāqān) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2206?

Where does זָקָן (zāqān) appear in Scripture?

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