זֵ֫כֶר
ze.kher
“memorial”
Definition
a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration
or זֶכֶר; from H2142 (זָכַר);
- memorial, remembrance 1a) remembrance, memory 1b) memorial
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
זֵ֫כֶר appears 16 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.
Yes, we wait for You, O LORD;we walk in the path of Your judgments.Your name and renownare the desire of our souls.
The memory of the righteous is a blessing,but the name of the wicked will rot.
Surely he will never be shaken;the righteous man will be remembered forever.
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