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

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

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