Strong's Lexicon

H2146

H2146 — זִכרוֹן

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

Hebrewzikrownnoun mascOccurrences: 24TWOT: 551b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2146
Word:	זִכרוֹן
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H2142
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	24
Transliteration:	zikrown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	zik-rone'
Meaning:	1. a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)
KJV Renderings:	memorial, record.

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BDB2362

זִכָּרוֺן, זִכָּרֹן noun masculine^{Eccl 1:11} memorial, remembrance (compare Lg^{BN 199, 200}) — absolute זִכָּרוֺן Josh 4:7 +; זִכָּרֹן Exod 28:12 (twice in verse); Exod 28:29 construct זִכְרוֺן Eccl 1:11 + 2 t.; suffix זִכְרוֺנֵךְ Isa 57:8 plural הַזִּכְרֹנוֺת Esth 6:1 suffix זִכְרֹנֵיכֶם Job 13:12 —

1. memorial, reminder:

a. memorial-day Exod 12:14 ( P ).

b. memorial-usage Exod 13:9 ( J E ).

c. memorial-objects, altar-plates Num 17:5 ( P ); stones in Jordan Josh 4:7 ( J E ); crowns in temple Zech 6:14 ׳ ז in Isa 57:8 is symbol of strange god (Di), or perhaps phallus-image, as sign of harlot (Che), compare > Du (who proposes זְכָרוֺן, from זָכָר).

d. memorial-record; in a book Exod 17:14 ( E ); compare סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֺן Mal 3:16, הַזִּכְרֹנות דברי הימים ׳ ס Esth 6:1 memorial, as proof of citizenship Neh 2:20 (|| חֵלֶק, צְדָקָה); reminder of Israel, ׳ לִפְנֵי י, of כֶּסֶף הַכִּפֻּרִים Exod 30:16 spoils of war Num 31:54 inscribed stones of ephod Exod 28:12; Exod 28:29, called ׳ אַבְנֵי ז Exod 28:12 = Exod 39:7 blowing of trumpets Num 10:10 (foregoing all P ), compare זִכְרוֺן תְּרוּעַה Lev 23:24 ( H ; where, however, no ׳ לפני י, see Di); מִנְחַת (ה)זכרון Num 5:15; Num 5:18 ( P ); memorial-sentence, apophthegm Job 13:12.

זִכְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵיֿ אֵפֶר Job 13:12 your memorial words are ashen sayings (i.e. worthless), compare Bu Du; Margolis (privately) suggests that ᵐ5 seems to have read יִמָּשֵׁל לְאֵפֶר [? < רָנְּכֶם ] רָנְיְכֶם your exultation shall be like ashes.

2. remembrance Eccl 1:11 (construct before preposition Ges^{«GKC:130»§ 130}, 1), Eccl 1:11; Eccl 2:16.

BDB9450

[דִּכְרוֺן] noun [masculine] memorandum, record (Biblical Hebrew זִכָּרוֺן , √ זָכַר; compare Nabataean, Palmyrene דבר(ו)ן Lzb²⁶⁸ SAC⁴⁰ Cooke²³⁴ +); — emphatic דִּכְרוֺנָה Ezra 6:2.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זכרון (zik-k)

Exodus 12:14

KJV: And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

EHCC: this day shall be unto you for a memorial ;

Exodus 13:9

KJV: And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

EHCC: and for a memorial between thine eyes,

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: (for) ₪ memorial in a book,

Exodus 28:12

KJV: And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

EHCC: the ephod (for) stones of memorial

Exodus 30:16

KJV: And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.

EHCC: that it may be 4 memorial

Exodus 39:7

KJV: And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses.

EHCC: stones for a memorial to the children

Leviticus 23:24

KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

EHCC: a memorial of blowing of trumpets,

Numbers 5:15

KJV: Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

EHCC: an offering of memoria,

Numbers 10:10

KJV: Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the Lord your God.

EHCC: that they may be to you for a memoria}

Numbers 16:40

KJV: To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.

EHCC: (17:5).4 menorial unto the childreu of

Numbers 81:54

EHCC: a memorial for the children

Joshua 4:7

KJV: Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

EHCC: these stones shall be for a memorial

Nehemiah 2:20

KJV: Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

EHCC: nor right, nor memorial,

Job 13:12

KJV: Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

EHCC: Your remembrances (ore) like unto ashes,

Ecclesiastes 1:11

KJV: There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

EHCC: no remembrance of former (things); nei-

Isaiah 57:8

KJV: Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.made…: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirswhere…: or, thou providedst room

EHCC: hast thou set up thy remembrance:

Zechariah 6:14

KJV: And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord.

EHCC: for a memorial in the temple .

Malachi 3:16

KJV: Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

EHCC: 8 book of remembrance was written