Beard

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B By: James P. Boyd

(barbed). Badge of manhood. Tearing, cutting, or neglecting, a sign of mourning (Ezra 9:3, Isa. 15:2; 50:6; Jer. 41:5; 48:37). To insult it a gross outrage (2 Sam. 10:4). Taken hold of in salutation (2 Sam. 20:9). Removed in leprosy (Lev. 14:9).

Click here to show subject links in the text for more information.