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זָקָן H2206
H2206 is the Hebrew word זָקָן, transliterated zâqân and said zaw-kawn'. The King James Version most often renders it beard.
What it means
the beard (as indicating age).
Where it comes from
from H2204 (זָקֵן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: beard.
Verses using זָקָן
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 14:9 · KJV
But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
Leviticus 21:5 · KJV
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
1 Samuel 17:35 · KJV
And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
1 Samuel 21:13 · KJV
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
2 Samuel 10:4 · KJV
Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
2 Samuel 10:5 · KJV
When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
2 Samuel 20:9 · KJV
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
1 Chronicles 19:5 · KJV
Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
Ezra 9:3 · KJV
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
Psalm 133:2 · KJV
It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
Isaiah 15:2 · KJV
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
Jeremiah 41:5 · KJV
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah 48:37 · KJV
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Ezekiel 5:1 · KJV
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2206 mean?
H2206 is the Hebrew word זָקָן (zâqân), meaning the beard (as indicating age).
How is H2206 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it beard (9 times), until your beards (2 times), every beard (2 times), beards (1 time), having their beards (1 time).
How many times does H2206 appear in the Bible?
זָקָן (zâqân) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2206 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2204 (זָקֵן).
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