זֵ֫כֶר
ze.khermemorialHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine23 occurrences9 books23 verses
Definition
or זֶכֶר; from H2142; a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration
Traditional renderings: memorial, memory, remembrance, scent.
Traditional renderings: memorial, memory, remembrance, scent.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זֵ֫כֶר:
- μνημόσυνονmnēmosunon“memorial”40%
- μνείαmneia“remembrance”20%
- μνήμηmnēmē“remembrance”20%
- ἄρρην, ἄρσηνarrēn“male”20%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
23 total
- Exodus 3:15זִכְרִ֖י · is how I am to be rememberedGod also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
- Exodus 17:14זֵ֣כֶר · the memoryThen the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
- Deuteronomy 25:19זֵ֣כֶר · the memoryWhen 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!
- Deuteronomy 32:26זִכְרָֽם׃ · their memoryI would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,
- Esther 9:28וְזִכְרָ֖ם · nor should the memory of themThese 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.
- Job 18:17זִֽכְרוֹ־ · The memory of himThe memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
- Psalm 6:5זִכְרֶ֑ךָ · mention of YouFor there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Psalm 9:6זִכְרָ֣ם · the very memoryThe enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
- Psalm 30:4לְזֵ֣כֶר · nameSing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
- Psalm 34:16זִכְרָֽם׃ · [all] memory of themBut the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
- Psalm 97:12לְזֵ֣כֶר · nameRejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
- Psalm 102:12וְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗ · Your renown enduresBut You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
- Psalm 109:15זִכְרָֽם׃ · their memoryMay their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
- Psalm 111:4זֵ֣כֶר · to be rememberedHe has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
- Psalm 112:6לְזֵ֥כֶר · rememberedSurely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Psalm 135:13זִכְרְךָ֥ · Your renownYour name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.
- Psalm 145:7זֵ֣כֶר · the fameThey will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
- Proverbs 10:7זֵ֣כֶר · The memoryThe memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- Ecclesiastes 9:5זִכְרָֽם׃ · the memoryFor the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.
- Isaiah 26:8וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ · and renownYes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
- Isaiah 26:14זֵ֖כֶר · memoryThe dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
- Hosea 12:5זִכְרֽוֹ׃ · is His name of renown…the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.
- Hosea 14:7זִכְר֖וֹ · His renown will beThey will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.