Jump to: Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms International Standard Bible Encyclopedia BEARDberd: Strong's Hebrew 2206. zaqan -- beard, chin... 2205, 2206. zaqan. 2207 . beard, chin. Transliteration: zaqan Phonetic Spelling: (zaw-kawn') Short Definition: beard. Word Origin ... /hebrew/2206.htm - 6k 8222. sapham -- mustache 4803. marat -- to make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish Library LM Beard's Coll. Turn, Child of Doubt. M. Beard's Coll. Prayer for Guidance. That the Beard must not be Plucked. Beside the Still Waters Strong Souls Strong Souls Beside the Still Waters Strong Souls. Beside the Still Waters. Psalm CXXXIII. Smith's Bible Dictionary BeardWestern Asiatics have always cherished the beard as the badge of the dignity of manhood, and attached to it the importance of a feature. The Egyptians, on the contrary for the most part shaved the hair of the face and head, though we find some instances to the contrary. The beard is the object of an oath, and that on which blessing or shame is spoken of as resting. The custom was and is to shave or pluck it and the hair out in mourning, (Ezra 9:3; Isaiah 15:2; 50:6; Jeremiah 41:5; 48:37) Bar. 6:31; to neglect it in seasons of permanent affliction, (2 Samuel 19:24) and to regard any insult to it as the last outrage which enmity can inflict. (2 Samuel 10:4) The beard was the object of salutation. (2 Samuel 20:9) The dressing, trimming, anointing, etc., of the beard was performed with much ceremony by persons of wealth and rank (Psalms 133:2) The removal of the beard was a part of the ceremonial treatment proper to a leper. (Leviticus 14:9) ATS Bible Dictionary BeardThe Hebrews regarded a thin, scanty beard as a great deformity; while a long, full, flowing beard was esteemed the noblest ornament of personal beauty and dignity. A man's honor was lodged, as it were, his beard. To insult it by word or act was the grossest indignity; to take it respectfully in the right hand and kiss it, was a mode of expressing high esteem and love permitted only to the nearest friends. It was cherished with great care, Psalm 133:2 Daniel 10:3. To neglect, tear, or cut it, indicated the deepest grief, Ezra 9:3 Isaiah 15:2 Jeremiah 41:5 48:37; while to be deprived of it was a mark of servility and infamy. Many would prefer death to such a mutilation. These facts explain many passages of Scripture: as the gross insult offered to David's ambassadors, 2 Samuel 10:4-14; the zealous indignation of Nehemiah, Nehemiah 13:25; the mode in which the feigned insanity of David was expressed, 1 Samuel 21:12, and the grief of Mephibosheth, 1 Samuel 19:24; the treachery of Judas; also several passages in the prophets, Isaiah 7:20 50:6 Ezekiel 5:1-5. Easton's Bible Dictionary The mode of wearing it was definitely prescribed to the Jews (Leviticus 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 (Psalm 133:2). Beards were trimmed with the most fastidious care (2 Samuel 19:24), and their neglet was an indication of deep sorrow (Isaiah 15:2; Jeremiah 41:5). The custom was to shave or pluck off the hair as a sign of mourning (Isaiah 50:6; Jeremiah 48:37; Ezra 9:3). The beards of David's ambassadors were cut off by hanun (2 Samuel 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 (Genesis 41:14). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.2. (n.) The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat. 3. (n.) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds 4. (n.) The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. 5. (n.) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle. 6. (n.) The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster. 7. (n.) In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies. 8. (n.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain. 9. (n.) A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out. 10. (n.) That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle. 11. (n.) That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face. 12. (n.) An imposition; a trick. 13. (v. t.) To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. 14. (v. t.) To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance. 15. (v. t.) To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish. Thesaurus Beard (23 Occurrences)... It was a part of a Jew's daily toilet to anoint his beard with oil and perfume (Psalm 133:2). Beards were trimmed with the most fastidious care (2 Samuel 19:24 ... /b/beard.htm - 21k Barber Shave (19 Occurrences) Shaving (2 Occurrences) Ointment (29 Occurrences) Infection (24 Occurrences) Razor (8 Occurrences) Mustache (3 Occurrences) Bald (12 Occurrences) Baldness (11 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Beard (23 Occurrences)Leviticus 13:29 "When a man or woman has a plague on the head or on the beard, Leviticus 13:30 then the priest shall examine the plague; and behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is an itch, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard. Leviticus 14:9 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. He shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his body in water, then he shall be clean. Leviticus 19:27 "'You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard. Leviticus 21:5 "'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 1 Samuel 17:35 I went out after him, and struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him. 1 Samuel 21:13 He changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard. 2 Samuel 10:4 So 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 When they told it to David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return." 2 Samuel 19:24 Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace. 2 Samuel 20:9 Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 1 Chronicles 19:5 Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return." Ezra 9:3 When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded. Psalms 133:2 It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard; that came down on the edge of his robes; Isaiah 7:20 In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard. Isaiah 15:2 They have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off. Isaiah 50:6 I was offering my back to those who gave me blows, and my face to those who were pulling out my hair: I did not keep my face covered from marks of shame. Jeremiah 9:26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their beard cut off, that dwell in the wilderness: for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart. Jeremiah 25:23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their beard cut off; Jeremiah 48:37 For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands are cuttings, and on the waist sackcloth. Ezekiel 5:1 You, son of man, take a sharp sword; You shall take it as a barber's razor to you, and shall cause it to pass on your head and on your beard: then take balances to weigh, and divide the hair. Ezekiel 24:17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy turban upon thee, and put thy sandals upon thy feet, and cover not the beard, and eat not the bread of men. Ezekiel 24:22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover the beard, neither eat the bread of men; Subtopics Beard: Beards of David's Ambassadors Half Shaven by the King of the Amorites Beard: Idolatrous Practice of Marring, Forbidden Beard: Lepers Required to Shave The Beard in Affliction was Clipped The Beard in Affliction was Neglected and Untrimmed The Beard in Affliction was Shorn The Beard in Affliction: Sometimes Plucked Out The Beard of the Healed Leper to be Shaved The Beard: Corners of, not to be Marred for the Dead The Beard: Dribbling On, a Sign of Derangement The Beard: Laying Hold of, a Token of Respect The Beard: Plucking of, a Sign of Scorn The Beard: Shaving of, a Great Offense The Beard: Shaving, Illustrative of Severe Judgments The Beard: The Jews Never Appeared Without The Beard: Worn Even by the Priests Related Terms Mephib'osheth (13 Occurrences) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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