Definition
a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145 properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Traditional renderings: × burn (incense), × earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, × still, think on, × well.
Traditional renderings: × burn (incense), × earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, × still, think on, × well.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זָכַר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
232 total
- Genesis 8:1וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר · rememberedBut God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
- Genesis 9:15וְזָכַרְתִּ֣י · I will rememberI will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
- Genesis 9:16לִזְכֹּר֙ · and rememberAnd whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”
- Genesis 19:29וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר · rememberedSo when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
- Genesis 30:22וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר · rememberedThen God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
- Genesis 40:14זְכַרְתַּ֣נִי · remember; וְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ · by mentioning meBut when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
- Genesis 40:23זָכַ֧ר · rememberThe chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
- Genesis 41:9מַזְכִּ֥יר · recallThen the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.
- Genesis 42:9וַיִּזְכֹּ֣ר · rememberedJoseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
- Exodus 2:24וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר · rememberedSo God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Exodus 6:5וָאֶזְכֹּ֖ר · and I have rememberedFurthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.
- Exodus 13:3זָכ֞וֹר · RememberSo Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
- Exodus 20:8זָכ֛וֹר֩ · RememberRemember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
- Exodus 20:24אַזְכִּ֣יר · to be rememberedYou are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
- Exodus 23:13תַזְכִּ֔ירוּ · invokePay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
- Exodus 32:13זְכֹ֡ר · RememberRemember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
- Exodus 34:19תִּזָּכָ֔ר · malesThe first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.
- Leviticus 26:42וְזָכַרְתִּ֖י · then I will remember; אֶזְכֹּ֖ר; אֶזְכֹּֽר׃ · and I will remember…then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
- Leviticus 26:45וְזָכַרְתִּ֥י · I will rememberBut for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”
- Numbers 5:15מַזְכֶּ֥רֶת · as a reminder…then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.
- Numbers 10:9וֲנִזְכַּרְתֶּ֗ם · and you will be rememberedWhen you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
- Numbers 11:5זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙ · We rememberWe remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.
- Numbers 15:39וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ · so that you may rememberThese 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.
- Numbers 15:40תִּזְכְּר֔וּ · you will rememberThen you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.
- Deuteronomy 5:15וְזָכַרְתָּ֞֗ · RememberRemember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
- Deuteronomy 7:18זָכֹ֣ר · Be sure to remember; תִּזְכֹּ֗רBut do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:
- Deuteronomy 8:2וְזָכַרְתָּ֣ · Remember thatRemember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
- Deuteronomy 8:18וְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ · But rememberBut remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
- Deuteronomy 9:7זְכֹר֙ · Remember thisRemember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 9:27זְכֹר֙ · RememberRemember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin.
- Deuteronomy 15:15וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ · RememberRemember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
- Deuteronomy 16:3תִּזְכֹּר֔ · you may rememberYou must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 16:12וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ · RememberRemember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these statutes.
- Deuteronomy 24:9זָכ֕וֹר · RememberRemember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 24:18וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ · RememberRemember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
- Deuteronomy 24:22וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ · RememberRemember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
- Deuteronomy 25:17זָכ֕וֹר · RememberRemember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt,
- Deuteronomy 32:7זְכֹר֙ · RememberRemember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
- Joshua 1:13זָכוֹר֙ · Remember“Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.’
- Joshua 23:7תַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙ · call onSo you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.
- Judges 8:34זָֽכְרוּ֙ · to rememberThe Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.
- Judges 9:2וּזְכַרְתֶּ֕ם · Remember“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
- Judges 16:28זָכְרֵ֣נִי · remember meThen Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
- 1 Samuel 1:11וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙ · and remember meAnd she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
- 1 Samuel 1:19וַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָ · remembered herThe next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
- 1 Samuel 4:18כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ · was mentionedAs soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.