[Avodah] Why are beards considers so choshuv?

[T613K at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/6/2010 4:50:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
hmaryles at yahoo.com writes:

>>The word Zaken can be used to mean  beard or elder. An elder is one who 
has gained wisdom via his many years of  life experience  A clean shaven face 
implies youth and thereby  immaturity.<<
 
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You are quite right.  Just one quibble:  an elder is a zaken  while a beard 
is a zakan.  However you are correct that they are the same  root word and 
that the Hebrew language itself equates a beard with being older  (and 
wiser).
 

--Toby Katz
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