Zakan (זָקָן) means beard in Hebrew.
It can also mean fouling. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
beard, fouling
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Zakan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שער הצומח על הלחיים, על הסנטר ועל הלסת.
כַּשֶּׁמֶן הַטּוֹב, עַל-הָרֹאשׁ יֹרֵד, עַל-הַזָּקָן זְקַן-אַהֲרֹן: שֶׁיֹּרֵד, עַל-פִּי מִדּוֹתָיו.
- 2ימאות, סלנגמִרְבָּד של אצות, בלוטי־ים ויצורים ימיים זעירים מסוגים שונים הנצמדים אל תחתית ספינות ומאיטים את התקדמותן, וגם למבנים ולמתקנים תת־מימיים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zakan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זָקָן
- Written without vowel points
- זקן
- Said
- zakan
- Root
- ז־ק־נ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- זְקָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' זְקָנִים; זְקַן־.
- Gematria
- 157
This is how Zakan is said in other languages.
- English
- beard, fouling
- Arabic
- لحية, ذقن
- Russian
- борода
- French
- barbe
- Spanish
- barba
- German
- Bart
- Yiddish
- באָרד
These words mean nearly the same as Zakan.
- שער פנים
- צמדה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zakan.
The word Zakan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בדיחה עם זקן
- זקן צרפתי
- זקן תיש
- גירוד זקן
- זקן תחתון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Zakan comes from the root ז־ק־נ, like these words.
This is where the word Zakan comes from.
השורש קיים בשפות שמיות, בחילופי ז־ד מהאות הפרוטו־שמית ḏ: לדוגמא: פיניקית\פונית (זקן), אבלאית: דָקָ-אֻנֻם, ערבית: دَقْن, ארמית דְּקַן, אוגריתית dqn. מקושר ל: 1) זקן,2) סנטר.
These words come before and after Zakan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zakan.
What does Zakan (זָקָן) mean in Hebrew?
Zakan (זָקָן) means beard and fouling. It is said zakan, with the stress on kan.
What is a synonym for Zakan (זָקָן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zakan (זָקָן) are שער פנים and צמדה.
What rhymes with Zakan (זָקָן)?
Words that rhyme with Zakan (זָקָן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Zakan (זָקָן) masculine or feminine?
The word Zakan (זָקָן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זְקָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זקן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.