HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2206
זָקָן
za.qan — beard
1) beard, chin 1a) beard 1b) chin
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Beard
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5844
עָטָה
a.tah — to enwrap
1) to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wrap, envelop oneself 1a2) to cover (the beard in mourning) 1a3) mourner, one who covers (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6538
פֶּ֫רֶס
pe.res — vulture
1) bird of prey 1a) perhaps bearded vulture or ossifrage 1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6341
ἀνθέω
antheō — to bloom
1. to blossom, bloom , of the youthful beard, (Odyssey by Homer); of flowers and plants, (Hesiod), etc. 2. metaphorically, 3. to be bright with colour, ἀνθεῖν φοινικίσι (Xenophon Historicus) 4. to be in bloom , (Pindar); ἐν ὥραι, ἐφ᾽ ὥραι ἀνθεῖν to be in the bloom of youth, (Plato Philosophus) 5. to flourish in wealth and prosperity, (Hesiod), attic; with dative, ἀνθ. ἀνδράσι to abound in men, (Herdotus Historicus) 6. to be at the height or pitch , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8845
πολιός
polios — gray hair
1. gray, grizzled, grisly , of wolves, of iron, of the sea, (Iliad by Homer) 2. mostly of hair, gray or hoary from age, (Homer); πολιοί gray-haired men , (Odyssey by Homer), etc.:—;absolute, αἱ πολιαί (i.e. τρίχες); (Pindar); ἅμα ταῖς πολιαῖς κατιούσαις as the gray hairs come down (i.e. from the temples to the beard), (Aristophanes Comicus); π. δάκρυον ἐμβαλών an old man's tear, (Euripides) 3. metaphorically hoary, venerable , (Euripides) 4. like λευκός, bright, clear, serene , (Hesiod) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8975
πτερόν
pteron — a feather
1. mostly in plural feathers , (Odyssey by Homer), etc.; in singular a feather , (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. = πτέρυξ, a bird's wing , in plural wings , (Homer); Παλλάδος ὑπὸ πτεροῖς ὄντας, metaphorically from chickens under the hen's wings, (Aeschulus Tragicus): —; τῷ πτερὰ γίγνετο he got as it were wings , i. e. spirit, courage, (Iliad by Homer) 3. the wings of a bat (see. πτίλον II), (Herdotus Historicus) 4. any winged creature , as the Sphinx, (Euripides); a beetle, (Aristophanes Comicus) 5. like οἰωνός, Lat. avis, an augury, omen, (Pindar) 6. anything like wings : as 7. a ship's wings , i. e. oars (compare πτερόω); ἐρετμά, τά τε πτερὰ νηυσὶ πέλονται (Odyssey by Homer); νηὸς πτερά (Hesiod):—; hence birds are said πτεροῖς ἐρέσσειν, (Euripides) 8. ἀέθλων πτερά, i. e. the wings of victory, which lift the Poet to heaven, (Pindar) 9. a feathered arrow , (Euripides) 10. τοῦ πώγωνος τὰ πτερά the points of the beard, (Lucian) 11. in Architecture, of the rows of columns along the sides of Greek temples, see. ἄπτερος. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9002
πώγων
pōgōn — a beard
the beard , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;metaphorically, πώγων πυρός a beard or tail of fire, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9250
συλλογή
sullogē — collection
1. a gathering, collecting , (Thucydides): metaphorically, ἐν γενείου ξυλλογῇ τριχώματος in the first harvest of a beard, i. e. in early manhood, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. a levying of soldiers, Lat. conscriptio, (Xenophon Historicus) 3. a summary, recapitulation , (Demosthenes Orator) 4. (from Pass.) an assembly, meeting , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9353
συσκιάζω
suskiazō — to overshadow
1. to shade quite over, throw a shade over, shade closely or thickly , (Hesiod); γένυν ς., i. e.to get a beard, (Euripides): metaphorically, συσκηνῶσαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας (Demosthenes Orator) 2. intransitive to be thick-shaded , (Euripides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
The mode of wearing it was definitely prescribed to the Jews (Lev. 19:27; 21:5). Hence the import of Ezekiel’s (5:1-4) description of the “razor” i.e., the agents of an angry providence being used against the guilty nation of the Jews. It was a part of a Jew’s daily toilet to anoint his beard with oil and perfume (Ps. 133:2). Beards were trimmed with the most fastidious care (2 Sam. 19:24), and their neglet was an indication of deep sorrow (Isa. 15:2; Jer. 41:5). The custom was to shave or pluck off the hair as a sign of mourning (Isa. 50:6; Jer. 48:37; Ezra 9:3). The beards of David’s ambassadors were cut off by hanun (2 Sam. 10:4) as a mark of indignity. On the other hand, the Egyptians carefully shaved the hair off their faces, and they compelled their slaves to do so also (Gen. 41:14).
Scripture references
Leviticus 19:27Leviticus 21:5Psalms 133:22 Samuel 19:24Isaiah 15:2Jeremiah 41:5Isaiah 50:6Jeremiah 48:37Ezra 9:32 Samuel 10:4Genesis 41:14Bar 6:312 Samuel 20:9Leviticus 14:9
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.