Lexical Definition

‎זִכְרוֹן‎ zikrôwn (zik-rone') memorial ^H:N-M
from ‎זָכַר‎

memorial, record.

• a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)

1) memorial, reminder, remembrance

See Greek: ἀνάμνησις · μνήμη · μνημόσυνον

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎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 (JE).
c. memorial-objects, altar-plates Num 17:5* (P); stones in Jordan Josh 4:7 (JE); 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 vExod 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), vEccl 1:11; Eccl 2:16.

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