Lexical Definition
זָכַר zâkar (zaw-kar') to remember H:V
a primitive root; also as denominative from זָכָר
[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.
- properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember
- by implication, to mention
- *** to be male***
1) to remember, recall, call to mind
1a) (Qal) to remember, recall
1b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to remember, remind
1c2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance
1c3) to mention
1c4) to record
1c5) to make a memorial, make remembrance
See Greek: ἀγαλλιάω · ἀγαπάω · ἀναμιμνήσκω · ἀνάμνησις · ἀναφωνέω · ἐπικαλέομαι · ἐπονομάζω · καλέω · μιμνήσκω · μνεία · μνημονεύω · μνημόσυνον · ὀνομάζω · ὑπομιμνήσκω
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| תַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙ | you must bring to remembrance | Josh.23.7 |
| תַזְכִּ֔ירוּ | you will bring to remembrance | Exod.23.13 |
| תִזָּכַ֙רְנָה֙ | they will be remembered | Isa.65.17 |
| תִזָּכַ֗רְןָ | they will be remembered | Ezek.3.20 |
| תִזָּכַ֖רְנָה | they will be remembered | Ezek.33.16 |
| תִזָּכַ֔רְנָה | they will be remembered | Ezek.18.24 • Ezek.33.13 |
| תִזָּכֵ֥ר | it will be remembered | Ezek.25.10 |
| תִזָּכֵ֔רִי | you will be remembered | Ezek.21.32 |
| תִזְכֹּֽר | you will remember | Job.11.16 |
| תִזְכְּרוּ | you will remember | Jer.23.36 |
| תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ | you will remember him | Ps.8.4 |
| תִזְכְּרִי | you will remember | Isa.54.4 • Ezek.23.27 |
| תִּזָּכָ֔ר | it will be remembered | Exod.34.19 |
| תִּזָּכֵֽרִי | you may be remembered | Isa.23.16 |
| תִּזְכּֽוֹר | you will remember | Hab.3.2 |
| תִּזְכּ֔וֹר | it remembers | Lam.3.20 |
| תִּזְכֹּר֔ | you may remember | Deut.16.3 |
| תִּזְכֹּ֣ר | you remember | Isa.64.9 |
| תִּזְכֹּ֗ר | you remember | 2Sam.19.19 |
| you will remember | Deut.7.18 | |
| תִּזְכָּר | you remember | Ps.79.8 |
| תִּזְכְּרִי֙ | you may remember | Ezek.16.63 |
| תִּזְכְּר֖וּ | you remember | Isa.43.18 |
| תִּזְכְּר֔וּ | you may remember | Num.15.40 |
| תִּ֫זְכֹּ֥ר | you remember | Ps.25.7 |
| נַזְכִּֽיר | we bring to remembrance | Ps.20.7 |
| נַזְכִּ֥יר | we bring to remembrance | Isa.26.13 |
| נַזְכִּ֤ירָה | let us bring to remembrance | Song.1.4 |
| נִזְכָּרִ֨ים | remembered | Esth.9.28 |
| מַזְכֶּ֥רֶת | brings to remembrance | Num.5.15 |
| מַזְכִּֽיר | recorder | 2Sam.8.16 • 1Chr.18.15 |
| מַזְכִּ֥יר | bring to remembrance | Ezek.21.23 |
| bringing to remembrance | Gen.41.9 | |
| offers as a memorial | Isa.66.3 | |
| מַזְכִּ֣יר | bringing to remembrance | Ezek.29.16 |
| לִזְכֹּר֙ | to remember | Gen.9.16 • Ezek.23.19 |
| לְהַזְכִּֽיר | to make remembrance | Ps.38.1 • Ps.70.1 |
| לְהַזְכִּ֥יר | to bring to remembrance | 1Kgs.17.18 |
| לְהַזְכִּ֖יר | to bring to remembrance | Amos.6.10 |
| כִּזְכֹּ֤ר | when remember | Jer.17.2 |
| כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ | when brought to remembrance he | 1Sam.4.18 |
| יַזְכִּ֥יר | someone will bring to remembrance | Isa.19.17 |
| יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ | they bring to remembrance | Isa.48.1 |
| יִזָּכֵ֥ר | may it be remembered | Jer.11.19 |
| יִזָּכֵ֤ר | may it be remembered | Ps.109.14 |
| יִזָּכֵ֖ר | it will be remembered | Ps.83.4 |
| יִזָּכֵ֑ר | he is remembered | Job.24.20 |
| it is remembered | Job.28.18 | |
| יִזָּכְר֥וּ | they will be remembered | Hos.2.17 |
| יִזָּכְר֖וּ | they will be remembered | Ezek.18.22 • Zech.13.2 |
| יִזְכּ֣וֹר | he will remember | Hos.9.9 |
| יִזְכֹּר֙ | he remembers | Nah.2.5 |
| יִזְכֹּ֥ר | may he remember | Ps.20.3 |
| יִזְכֹּ֤ר | he will remember | Hos.8.13 |
| יִזְכֹּ֣ר | he will remember | Jer.14.10 |
| יִזְכֹּ֖ר | he remembers | Ps.111.5 |
| he will remember | Eccl.5.20 | |
| יִזְכָּר | he will remember | Prov.31.7 |
| let him remember | 2Sam.14.11 | |
| יִזְכְּרוּ | people will remember | Jer.3.16 |
| יִזְכְּר֤וּ | they will remember | Ps.22.27 |
| יִזְכְּר֑וּנִי | they will remember me | Zech.10.9 |
| יִזְכְּר֑וּךָ | they remember you | Isa.64.5 |
| זָכוֹר֙ | remember | Josh.1.13 |
| זָכֹ֥ר | certainly | Jer.31.20 |
| זָכֹ֣ר | carefully | Deut.7.18 |
| זָכָ֑רְתִּי | I remember | Hos.7.2 |
| I remembered | Jonah.2.7 | |
| זָכָ֑רְתְּ | you have remembered | Isa.17.10 |
| זָכָ֑ר | he has remembered | Ps.9.12 |
| זָכַרְתְּ֙ | you remembered | Ezek.16.43 |
| זָכַר֮ | he remembered | Ps.109.16 |
| זָכַ֧ר | he remembered | Gen.40.23 |
| זָכַ֥רְתִּי | I remember | Job.21.6 |
| זָכַ֥ר | he has remembered | Lam.2.1 |
| זָכַ֤רְתִּי | I remember | Jer.2.2 |
| זָכַ֤ר | he remembered | Esth.2.1 |
| זָכַ֣ר | did he remember | Jer.44.21 |
| he remembers | Ps.105.8 | |
| זָכַ֞ר | he remembered | 2Chr.24.22 |
| זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙ | we remember | Num.11.5 |
| זָכַ֖רְתְּ | you remembered | Isa.47.7 • Ezek.16.22 |
| זָכַ֔רְתְּ | you remembered | Isa.57.11 |
| זָכַ֔ר | he remembered | Eccl.9.15 |
| זָכְרָה | remember | Neh.5.19 • Neh.13.14 • Neh.13.22 • Neh.13.31 |
| זָכְרָ֧ה | remember | Neh.6.14 |
| זָכְרָ֥ה | remember | Neh.13.29 |
| זָכְרָ֕ה | remember | 2Chr.6.42 |
| זָכְרֵ֤נִי | remember me | Jer.15.15 |
| זָכְרֵ֣נִי | remember me | Judg.16.28 • Ps.106.4 |
| זָכְר֥וּ | they remembered | Ps.78.42 |
| זָכְר֤וּ | they remembered | Neh.9.17 |
| זָכְר֖וּ | they remembered | Amos.1.9 |
| זָכ֣וֹר | continually | Lam.3.20 |
| זָכ֞וֹר | remember | Exod.13.3 |
| זָכ֛וֹר֩ | remember | Exod.20.8 |
| זָכ֕וֹר | remember | Deut.24.9 • Deut.25.17 |
| זָֽכְרוּ֙ | they remembered | Judg.8.34 |
| זָֽכְרָה֙ | she remembered | Lam.1.9 |
| זָֽכְרָ֣ה | she has remembered | Lam.1.7 |
| זָ֭כַר | he remembered | Ps.105.42 |
| זָ֭כְרוּ | they remembered | Ps.106.7 |
| זָ֣כַר | he remembered | Ps.136.23 |
| זָ֝כ֗וּר | remembering | Ps.103.14 |
| זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי | I have remembered | Ps.119.55 • Ps.143.5 |
| I remember | Ps.119.52 | |
| זָ֘כַ֤ר | he has remembered | Ps.98.3 |
| זִכְרוּ | remember | Isa.46.8 |
| זִכְר֥וּ | remember | Isa.46.9 |
| זִכְר֤וּ | remember | 1Chr.16.15 • Jer.51.50 |
| זִכְר֗וּ | remember | 1Chr.16.12 • Ps.105.5 |
| זִכְר֕וּ | remember | Mal.4.4 |
| זְכוֹר | remember | Ps.132.1 |
| זְכֹר֙ | remember | Deut.9.7 • Deut.9.27 • Deut.32.7 |
| זְכֹר | remember | Ps.25.6 • Ps.119.49 |
| זְכֹ֥ר | remember | Job.41.8 • Ps.74.22 |
| זְכֹ֤ר | remember | Ps.74.2 • Ps.137.7 • Lam.5.1 |
| זְכֹ֣ר | remember | Ps.89.50 • Jer.18.20 |
| זְכֹ֡ר | remember | Exod.32.13 |
| זְכֹ֞ר | remember | 2Kgs.9.25 |
| זְכֹ֕ר | remember | Jer.14.21 |
| זְכֹ֔רוּ | remember | Neh.4.14 |
| זְכָרָ֪נוּ | he has remembered us | Ps.115.12 |
| זְכָר | remember | 2Kgs.20.3 • Neh.1.8 • Job.4.7 • Job.10.9 • Ps.25.7 • Ps.74.18 • Ps.89.47 • Isa.38.3 • Isa.44.21 • Lam.3.19 • Mic.6.5 |
| זְכַרְתָּ֣ם | you remember them | Ps.88.5 |
| זְכַרְתַּ֣נִי | you have remembered me | Gen.40.14 |
| זְכַרְתִּ֥יךָ | I have remembered you | Ps.63.6 |
| זְ֭כֹר | remember | Job.7.7 • Job.36.24 |
| וּלְזֹכְרֵ֥י | and to remember | Ps.103.18 |
| וּלְהַזְכִּיר֙ | and to make remembrance | 1Chr.16.4 |
| וּזְכֹר֙ | and remember | Eccl.12.1 |
| וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙ | and you will remember me | 1Sam.1.11 |
| וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ | and you will remember | Num.15.39 • Ezek.36.31 |
| וּזְכַרְתֶּם | and you will remember | Ezek.20.43 |
| וּזְכַרְתֶּ֕ם | and you will remember | Judg.9.2 |
| וָאֶזְכֹּ֖ר | and I have remembered | Exod.6.5 |
| וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר | and he remembered | Gen.19.29 • Gen.30.22 |
| and it remembered | Isa.63.11 | |
| וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר | and he remembered | Gen.8.1 • Exod.2.24 |
| וַיִּזְכֹּ֣ר | and he remembered | Gen.42.9 • Ps.106.45 |
| וַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָ | and he remembered her | 1Sam.1.19 |
| וַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּ | and they remembered | Ps.78.35 |
| וַ֭יִּזְכֹּר | and he remembered | Ps.78.39 |
| וֲנִזְכַּרְתֶּ֗ם | and you will be remembered | Num.10.9 |
| וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי | and you will remember me | Job.14.13 |
| וְיִזְכֹּר֙ | and he may remember | Eccl.11.8 |
| וְזָכַרְתָּ֣ | and you will remember | Deut.8.2 |
| וְזָכַרְתָּ֞֗ | and you will remember | Deut.5.15 |
| וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ | and you will remember | Deut.15.15 • Deut.24.18 |
| וְזָכַרְתָּ֖ | and you will remember | 1Sam.25.31 |
| וְזָכַרְתִּ֨י | and I will remember | Ezek.16.60 |
| וְזָכַרְתִּ֥י | and I will remember | Lev.26.45 |
| וְזָכַרְתִּ֣י | and I will remember | Gen.9.15 |
| וְזָכַרְתִּ֖י | and I will remember | Lev.26.42 |
| וְזָכַ֣רְתְּ | and you will remember | Ezek.16.61 |
| וְזָכְר֨וּ | and they will remember | Ezek.6.9 |
| וְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ | and you will remember | Deut.8.18 |
| וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ | and you will remember | Deut.16.12 • Deut.24.22 |
| וְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ | and you will bring to remembrance me | Gen.40.14 |
| הַמַּזְכִּרִים֙ | O those cause to remember | Isa.62.6 |
| הַמַּזְכִּֽיר | the recorder | 2Sam.20.24 • 1Kgs.4.3 • 2Kgs.18.18 • Isa.36.3 |
| הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר | the recorder | 2Kgs.18.37 • Isa.36.22 |
| הַמַּזְכִּ֔יר | the recorder | 2Chr.34.8 |
| הַזְכַּרְכֶם֙ | brought to remembrance you | Ezek.21.24 |
| הַזְכִּירֵ֕נִי | cause to remember me | Isa.43.26 |
| הַזְכִּ֣ירוּ | make known | Jer.4.16 |
| הַזְכִּ֣יר | to cause to be remembered | 2Sam.18.18 |
| הַזְכִּ֕ירוּ | bring to remembrance | Isa.12.4 |
| הִזָּ֣כֶרְכֶ֔ם | have been remembered you | Ezek.21.24 |
| הִזְכִּ֥יר | he has brought to remembrance | Isa.49.1 |
| בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ | when remembered we | Ps.137.1 |
| אַזְכִּיר֙ | I will bring to remembrance | Isa.63.7 |
| אַזְכִּ֤יר | I will bring to remembrance | Ps.87.4 |
| אַזְכִּ֣ירָה | I will cause to be remembered | Ps.45.17 |
| אַזְכִּ֣יר | I will cause to be remembered | Exod.20.24 |
| אַזְכִּ֖יר | I will bring to remembrance | Ps.71.16 |
| אֶזְכּ֥וֹר | I will remember | Ps.77.11 |
| אֶזְכֹּֽר | I will remember | Lev.26.42 • Isa.43.25 |
| אֶזְכֹּ֖ר | I will remember | Lev.26.42 |
| אֶזְכָּר | I will remember | Jer.31.34 |
| אֶזְכְּרָ֨ה | I will remember | Ps.42.4 |
| אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה | I will remember | Ps.77.3 |
| אֶזְכְּרָ֖ה | I will remember | Ps.77.11 |
| אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ | I will remember him | Jer.20.9 |
| אֶזְכְּרֶ֖נּוּ | I remember him | Jer.31.20 |
| אֶֽזְכְּרָ֥ה | I will remember | Ps.77.6 |
| אֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ | I will remember you | Ps.42.6 |
| אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי | I will remember you | Ps.137.6 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
זָכַר verb remember (Assyrian zikâru, name, mention, compare noun zikru, Hpt in KAT2 Glossary i LyonSargontexte; Zinjirli זכר, Arabic , Aramaic דְּכַר,
, Palmyrene דרכנא monument, VogNo. 36 b, דכיר memorial, VogNo. 62, Sabean in proper name ידֿכראל DHMEpigr. Denkm. 43, but Ethiopic
) —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ז Gen 40:23 +; 3 feminine singular זָָֽכְרָה Lam 1:7; Lam 1:9 2 masculine singular וְזָכַרְתָּ֫ Deut 5:15 +; suffix זְכַרְתַּנִי Gen 40:14 compare 1Sam 1:11, זְכַרְתָּם Ps 88:6* 2 feminine singular זָכַרְתְּ Isa 47:7; Isa 57:11 compare Isa 17:10 + Ezek 16:22; Ezek 16:43 Qr (both Kt זכרתי), וְזָכַרְתְּ consecutive Ezek 16:61 3 plural זָָֽכְרוּ Judg 8:34 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזְכֹּר Hos 8:13 +; יִזְכָּרֿ 2Sam 14:11; Prov 31:7 וַיִּזְכֹּר Gen 8:1 +; suffix וַיִּוְכְּרֶהָ 1Sam 1:19 2 feminine singular תִּזְכְּרִי Isa 54:4 + 2 t.; 1 singular אֶזְכֹּר Lev 26:42 (twice in verse); Isa 43:25 (Ps 77:12* Qr see infra), אֶזְכָּרֿ Jer 31:34, וָאֶזְכֹּר Exod 6:5 suffix 2 masculine singular אֶזְכָּרְךָ Ps 42:7*, suffix 2 feminine singular אֶזְכְּרֵכִי Ps 137:6 (see Ges«GKC:58»§ 58, 3, R, 1 Sta§§ 356, a, 2, 634 a, 2), etc.; Imperative masculine singular זְכֹר Exod 32:13 +; זְכָרֿ Ps 25:7 +; זָכְרָה Neh 6:14 +; suffix זָכְרֵנִי Judg 16:28 + 2 t.; masculine plural זִכְרוּ Isa 46:9 +, זְכֹ֑רוּ Neh 4:8* Infinitive absolute זָכוֺר Exod 13:3 +; זָכֹר Jer 31:30 +; construct לִזְכֹּר Gen 9:16; Ezek 23:19, etc.; suffix בְּזָכְרֵנִי Ps 137:1 Participle active plural construct וּלְֹזכְרֵי Ps 103:18 זָכוּר Ps 103:14 see below —
I. human subj.
1. remember, recall, call to mind, usually as affecting present feeling, thought, or action:
a. remember past experiences (accusative) Gen 42:9 (E), 2Kgs 9:25 (accusative of person agent); followed by clause with מִי Job 4:7 things formerly known (accusative) Jer 17:2 followed by clause with כִּי Judg 9:2 with implied regret, longing Num 11:5 (JE), Ps 42:5*; Ps 137:1; Lam 1:7 compare Ps 77:7*, negative Ps 137:6 (|| שׁכח vPs 137:5); so (followed by בְּ) Jer 3:16 (|| עלה על לב and פקד).
b. recall past distress, etc.; object not expressed, Lam 3:20 (זכור זכר), Job 11:16 (שׁכח in || clause); negative, followed by accusative Isa 54:4 (|| שׁכח), Prov 31:7 (|| id.).
c. remember sins, (1) to repent of them Deut 9:7 (+ אלתֿשׁכח, followed by clause with אתאֿשׁר), elsewhere only Ezek., usually with accusative Ezek 16:61 (+ וְנִכְלַמְתְּ), vEzek 16:63 (object not expressed), Ezek 20:43; Ezek 36:21 (2) to renew and repeat them Ezek 23:19, negative vEzek 23:27.
d. especially remember the dealings of ׳י, expressed in great variety of terms in accusative, Deut 7:18; Deut 8:2; Deut 24:9; Deut 32:7 (|| בין), Isa 46:9; Isa 63:11; Ps 77:12* Qr (Kt Hiph`il q. v.) vPs 77:12*; Ps 105:5; Ps 143:5 (|| הגיתי, אֲשׂוֺחֵחַ) 1Chr 16:12 negatively, Isa 43:18 (|| אַל תִּתְבֹּנָ֑נוּ), Ezek 16:22; Ezek 16:43; Ps 78:42; Ps 106:7; Neh 9:17 (|| וַיְמָאֲנוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ); object clause with בִּי especially D, Deut 5:15; Deut 15:15; Deut 16:12; Deut 24:18; Deut 24:22; Ps 78:35.
2. remember persons (human subject),
a. to their advantage: — followed by accusative Gen 40:14 (E), vGen 40:23 (E; negative, || שׁכח), 1Sam 25:31.
b. to make use of them (accusative) Nah 2:6*.
c. their acts (accusative) to their advantage 2Chr 24:22, to their disadvantage 2Sam 19:20* (negative); to make vengeance Deut 25:17.
d. remember human obligations, accusative of thing: בְּרִית אַחִים Amos 1:9 compare perhaps Esth 2:1 (accusative of person and also of deed); negative Eccl 9:15 (accusative of person), Ps 109:16 (followed by חסד עשׂות).
3. remember ׳י:
a. call him to mind 2Sam 14:11 (i.e. recall a specific command of his).
b. recall, and (especially) keep ׳י in mind Deut 8:18; Jer 51:50; Isa 64:4* (|| עשׂה צדק), Ezek 6:9; Zech 10:9; Joel 2:8; Ps 42:7*; Ps 63:7* (|| אהגה), Ps 77:4*; Neh 4:8* negatively Judg 8:34; Isa 17:10 (opposed to שׁכח), Isa 57:11 (|| לֹא שַׂמְתְּ עַללִֿבֵּךְ); compare also אֶתאבּוֺרְאֶ֑ךָ ׳ז Eccl 12:1, and (no object expressed) Ps 22:28* (+ ׳וישׁובו אל י); remember ׳י's name Ps 119:55.
4. remember:
a. words of Moses Josh 1:13 (D) Mal 3:22* ׳י's instructions through prophet Isa 44:21; Isa 46:48 (|| השׁיבו על לב), also Mic 6:5 (followed by clause with מה).
b. commandments of ׳י (so as to do them) Num 15:39 (P, or H), vNum 15:40 (P; + ועשׂיתם), Ps 103:18 (+ לעשׂותם), Ps 119:52 (משׁפטים); his covenant 1Chr 16:15.
5. think of or on, call to mind something present or future: — followed by accusative, issue of conduct Isa 47:7; Lam 1:9 (end of Jerusalem); fight with crocodile Job 40:32* object a general truth, prosperity of wicked Job 21:6 (object not expressed); (fleeting) days of life Eccl 5:19* (coming) days of darkness, Eccl 11:8 a duty Job 36:24 (followed by clause with כִּי).
6. remember a day, to observe, commemorate it: — day of Exodus Exod 13:3 (J) Deut 16:3 sabbath Exod 20:8 (E; || שׂמר Deut 5:12).
7. remember, with implied mention of, object ׳י Jer 20:9 (|| דִּבֶּר בִּשְׁמוֺ); ׳מַשָּׂא י Jer 23:36.
II. Subject ׳(אלהים)י.
1. remember persons:
a. individuals, with kindness, granting requests, protecting, delivering etc., with accusative of person, Gen 30:22 (E), 1Sam 1:11 (opposed to שׁכח), v1Sam 1:19, Judg 16:28 (followed by וְחַזְּקֵנִי); Jer 15:15 (|| פָּקְדֵנִי), Ps 106:4 (|| id.), Job 14:13 (+ תשׁית לי חק), also Gen 8:1 (P), Gen 19:29 (P); negative Ps 88:6* (|| מידך נִגְזָר֑וּ); followed by לְ person Ps 25:7 (yet compare Che); followed by accusative of thing + לְ person (dativus commodi [dative of benefit]) Neh 5:19; Neh 13:14; Neh 13:22; Neh 13:31.
b. individuals, to punish, followed by לְ person Neh 6:14; Neh 13:29.
c. his servants, people, the afflicted, (graciously) followed by לְ Exod 32:13 (JE), Deut 9:27; Ps 136:23 followed by accusative Ps 9:13* (opposed to שׁכח), Ps 74:2; Ps 115:12 (followed by יְבָרֵךְ); compare Jer 31:20 (זכור זכר).
d. his land Lev 26:42 (H), and negative Lam 2:1 (his footstool).
e. mankind Ps 8:5* (|| פקד).
2. a. remember the distress of his servants, Lam 3:19 (followed by clause with מה), Lam 5:1 (|| הַבִּיטָ֯ וּרְאֵה).
b. their devotion, accusative, Ps 20:4*; Jer 2:2 (+ לְ person), Ps 132:1 (+ id.); followed by clause with את אשׁר 2Kgs 20:3 = Isa 38:3.
c. their intercession Jer 18:20 (followed by infinitive with suffix)
3. a. remember his own covenant (with them), accusative, Gen 9:15; Gen 9:16; Exod 2:24; Exod 6:25 (all P), Lev 26:42 (twice in verse) (H, as also) vLev 26:45 (+ לְ person); Jer 14:21 (+ אַלתָּֿפֵר), Ezek 16:60; Ps 105:8, compare vPs 105:42 (object דְּבַר קָדְשׁוֺ), and Ps 119:49; Neh 1:8; Ps 106:45 (+ לְ person), Ps 111:5.
b. his mercy, etc., accusative, Ps 25:6; Ps 98:3; 2Chr 6:42 also Hab 3:2.
c. extenuating circumstances, followed by clause with כִּי, Job 7:7; Job 10:9; Ps 78:39; Ps 103:14 (זָכוּר be-thinketh him, Che, compare De Kö§ 20,14 BaNB 175); also Ps 89:48* (followed by אֲנִי + epexegetical clause with מה ).
4. remember sins, idolatries etc., followed by accusative, Hos 7:2; Hos 8:13 (|| פקד), Hos 9:9 (|| id.), Jer 14:10 (|| id.); negative Jer 44:21 (|| עלה על לבו), Isa 43:25; Isa 64:8*; Ps 25:7; Ps 79:8 (+ לְ person); followed by לְ Jer 31:34 also (object reproach) Ps 74:18; Ps 74:22; Ps 89:5* and (object day of Jerusalem) Ps 137:7 (+ לִבְנֵי אֱדוֺם, i.e. against them). Niph`al Perfect 2 masculine plural consecutive וְנִזְכַּרְתֶּם Num 10:9 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזָּכֵר Jer 11:19 +; 3 feminine singular תִּזָּכֵר Ezek 25:10, (תִּזָּכָר Exod 34:19 read הַזָּכָר see זָכָר); 2 feminine singular תִּזָּכֵ֑רִי Isa 23:16; Ezek 21:37* 3 masculine plural יִזָָּֽכְרוּ Hos 2:19* +; 3 feminine plural תִּזָּכַרְנָה Isa 65:17 +; תִּזָּכַרְןָ Ezek 3:20 Infinitive construct suffix הִזָּכֶרְכֶם Ezek 21:29* (omitted by ᵑ6 Co); Participle plural נִזְכָּרִים Esth 9:28. —
1. be brought to remembrance, remembered, thought of, usually with negative: —
a. in general, subject Baalim Hos 2:19* (+ בִּשְׁמָם), compare Zech 13:2 (|| אכרית); former heaven and earth Isa 65:17 (|| עלה על לב); (wicked) dead Job 24:20 (|| ישׁכחהו va); coral (not to be thought of [others, be mentioned] in comparison with wisdom) Job 28:18 of attention paid to Tyre under figure of harlot Isa 23:16 (opposed to נשׁכחה).
b. brought to ׳י 's remembrance, subject the people, (1) with gracious result Num 10:9 (P; ׳לפני י, || וְנוֺשַׁעְתֶּם); (2) for judgment Ezek 21:29* (omitted by ᵑ6 Co).
c. be remembered by ׳י, negative of deeds, as affecting ׳י's judgment, (1) righteous Ezek 3:20; Ezek 18:24; Ezek 33:13 (followed by לְ of advantage, according to Co); (2) wicked Ezek 18:22 (followed by לְ, omitted by A B ᵑ9 etc., Co) Ezek 33:16 (followed by לְ).
d. be remembered ׳אֶליֿ Ps 109:14 (|| אַלתִּֿמָּ֑ח).
2. negative be not remembered = no longer exist, of name of Israel, as nation Jer 11:19 (|| נכרת), Ps 83:5* (|| נַכְחִידֵם מִגּוֺי); of Ammonites Ezek 21:37*; Ezek 25:10.
3. be remembered, of particular days, in order to be observed, commemorated, Esth 9:28 (followed by וְנַעֲשִׂים observe, celebrate). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִזְכִּיר Isa 49:1 2 masculine singular suffix 1 singular וְהִזְכַּרְתַּנִי consecutive Gen 40:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַזְכִּיר Isa 19:17 1 singular אַזְכִּיר Exod 20:2 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix 1 singular הַזְכִּירֵנִי Isa 43:26 masculine plural הַזְכִּירוּ Isa 12:4; Jer 4:16 Infinitive construct (ל)הַזְכְּיר 2Sam 18:18 +; suffix 3 masculine singular כְּהַזְכִּירוֺ 1Sam 4:18 suffix 2 masculine plural הַזְכַּרְכֶם Ezek 21:29* (compare Sta§ 245 Kö§ 29, 11); Participle מַזְכִּיר Gen 41:9 +, etc.; feminine singular מַזְכֶּרֶת Num 5:15 —
1. cause to remember, remind, with accusative of person Isa 43:26.
2. cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance, with accusative of thing, a person's name 2Sam 18:18; Ps 45:18* of ׳י, causing his name to be remembered, by some token, Exod 20:24 (JE).
3. mention,
a. followed by accusative of person Gen 40:14 (E; followed by אֶלֿ person), ׳י, = call upon Isa 62:6, name of ׳י Isa 26:13; Isa 49:1 (|| קראני), name of other gods, negative, Exod 23:13 (J E; || יִשָּׁמַע); followed by בְּשֵׁם Amos 6:10, compare Ps 20:8* (De Che and others boast of, praise, ᵐ5 μεγαλυνθησόμεθα, whence Hup Bae proposes נַגְבִּיר = we display strength), negative Josh 23:7 (D; || תשׁביעו ולא), so באלהי ישׂראל Isa 48:1 (|| הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים בְּשֵׁם).
b. followed by accusative of thing: faults Gen 41:9 (E), the ark 1Sam 4:18, land of Judah Isa 19:17, Rahab (= Egypt) Ps 87:4, works of ׳י Ps 77:12* (Kt, Qr Qal q. v. ), his righteousness Ps 71:16, lovingkindness, Isa 63:7 human love Song 1:4 also in technical sense, apparently = accuse before God, always followed by עָוֺן, 1Kgs 17:18; Num 5:15 (P) Ezek 21:28* v.Ezek 21:29* (followed by פִּשְׁעֵיכֶם בְּהִגָּלוֺת), Ezek 29:16.
c. followed by clause, with כִּי Isa 12:4 no conjunction Jer 4:16 (לְ indirect object; || הַשְׁמיעו).
d. absolute commemorate, praise 1Chr 16:4 (׳לְהַז, apparently Levitical function, followed by ולהודות ולהלל ליהוה), so perhaps also לְהַזְכִּיר in titles Ps 38:1*; Ps 70:1* (others below 5).
4. record, only participle מַזְכִּיר as substantive (title of public officer) = recorder **Rather, probably, the (king's reminder, who brought important business to his notice: compare EwGeschichte. iii. 365, H. iii. 267 Ke2Sam 8:16 BenzArchaeology 310 NowArchaeology i. 308 Kit1Kgs 4:3. 2Sam 8:16; 2Sam 20:24; 1Kgs 4:3; 2Kgs 18:18; 2Kgs 18:37 = Isa 36:3; Isa 36:22; 1Chr 18:15; 2Chr 34:8.
5. of sacrifice, make a memorial, i.e. offer an אַזְכָּרָה q. v.; followed by לְבֹנָה Isa 66:3. — JPPetersJBL, 1893, xii, 58 reads אַזְכִּרָה Ps 42:5* (see Qal I. 1), 'let me make my azkara, and pour out libation for (עֲלֵי) my life.'
מַזְכִּיר noun masculine recorder, see זָכַר Hiph`il
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