זָכָר
za.khar
“male”
Definition
properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
from H2142 (זָכַר);
- male (of humans and animals) adj 2) male (of humans)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
זָכָר appears 78 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.
If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
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