זָכַר
za.khar
“to remember”
Definition
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145 (זָכָר)
- to remember, recall, call to mind 1a) (Qal) to remember, recall 1b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to remember, remind 1c2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance 1c3) to mention 1c4) to record 1c5) to make a memorial, make remembrance
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Occurrences
זָכַר appears 192 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,before the days of adversity comeand the years approach of which you will say,“I find no pleasure in them,”
O LORD, I have heard the report of You;I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds.Revive them in these years;make them known in these years.In Your wrath, remember mercy!
If I say, “I will not mention Himor speak any more in His name,”His message becomes a fire burning in my heart,shut up in my bones,and I become weary of holding it in,and I cannot prevail.
These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.
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