Strong's Lexicon

H2143

H2143 — זֵכֶר זֶכֶר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewzekernoun mascOccurrences: 23TWOT: 551a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2143
Word:זֵכֶר זֶכֶר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H2142
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:23
Transliteration:zeker
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:zay'-ker (or zeker {zeh'-ker}) n-m.
Meaning:1. a memento, abstr. recollection (rarely if ever) 2. (by implication) commemoration
KJV Renderings:memorial, memory, remembrance, scent.

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BDB2356

II. זֶ֫כֶר noun masculine Exod 17:14, see following.


BDB2357

זֵ֫כֶר noun masculine Ps 9:7 remembrance, memorial (compare HptHebraica. 1885, 230 ) — ׳ ז absolute Ps 111:4 construct Deut 25:19 +; זֶכֶר construct Exod 17:14 van d. H; suffix זִכְרִי Exod 3:15, זִכְרְךָ Isa 26:8 +, זִכְרֶ֑ךָ Ps 6:6, זִכְרוֺ Hos 12:6 +, זִכְרָם Deut 32:26 +: —

1. remembrance, memory:
a. of persons or people, blotted out by their destruction, Exod 17:14 ( E ; with מחה) = Deut 25:19; Deut 32:26 (השׁבית) Ps 34:17; Ps 109:15 (both הכרית), Ps 9:7 (אבד), Job 18:17 (אבד; || שֵׁם), Isa 26:14 ( אבּד); compare on other hand עוֺלָם ׳ ז as portion of righteous.
b. of ׳ י Ps 6:6; Ps 102:13 (|| אַתָּה = יהוה).
c. of ׳ י's character and works Ps 30:5; Ps 97:12; Ps 111:4.
d. remembrance of particular days, i.e. their observance Esth 9:28 (הַפּוּרִים יְמֵי ).
2. memorial, by which one is remembered:
a. nearly = שֵׁם, צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה ׳ ז Prov 10:7 (|| שֵׁם), compare also Eccl 9:5 (with נשׁכח); especially of ׳ י Exod 3:15 ( E ), Hos 12:6 ; Isa 26:8 ; Ps 135:13 (all || שֵׁם).
b. = renown (of Israel) Hos 14:8 (compare VB ).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זכר (zeh’-cher)

Exodus 8:15

KJV: But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
EHCC: this (is) my memorial unto all genera-

Exodus 17:14

KJV: And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
EHCC: will utterly Put out the remembrance of

Deuteronomy 25:19

KJV: Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
EHCC: thou shalt blot out the remembrance of

Deuteronomy 82:26

EHCC: make the remembrance of them to cease

Esther 9:28

KJV: And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.fail: Heb. passperish: Heb. be ended
EHCC: nor the memorial of them perish

Job 18:17

KJV: His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
EHCC: His remembrance shall perish

Psalms 6:5

KJV: For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
EHCC: (6).in death (there is) no remembrance of

Psalms 9:6

KJV: O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.O thou…: or, The destructions of the enemy are come to a perpetual end: and their cities hast thou destroyed, etc
EHCC: (7). their memorial is perished with them.

Psalms 34:16

KJV: The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
EHCC: (17). to cut off the remembrance of them

Psalms 97:12

KJV: Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.at…: or, to the memorial
EHCC: give thanks at the remembrance of his

Psalms 102:12

KJV: But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
EHCC: (13).and thy remembrance unto all genera-

Psalms 109:15

KJV: Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
EHCC: cut off the Crt | of them from the earth.

Psalms 111:4

KJV: He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
EHCC: made his wonderful works to be remem-

Psalms 112:6

KJV: Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
EHCC: the righteous shall be én everlasting re.

Psalms 135:13

KJV: Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.throughout…: Heb. to generation and generation
EHCC: thy memorial, O Lord,

Psalms 145:7

KJV: They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
EHCC: utter the memory of thy great goodness,

Proverbs 10:7

KJV: The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
EHCC: The memory of the just &s) blessed:

Ecclesiastes 9:5

KJV: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
EHCC: the memory of them is forgotten.

Isaiah 26:8

KJV: Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
EHCC: and to the remembrance of thee

Hosea 12:6

KJV: Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
EHCC: (6).the Lord (is) his memorial.

Hosea 14:7

KJV: They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.grow: or, blossomscent: or, memorial
EHCC: (8). the scent thereof (shall be) as the wine
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