Definition
a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145 properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Traditional renderings: × burn (incense), × earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, × still, think on, × well.
Traditional renderings: × burn (incense), × earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, × still, think on, × well.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זָכַר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
232 total
- Psalm 42:6אֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ · I remember YouO my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.
- Psalm 45:17אַזְכִּ֣ירָה · I will commemorateI will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
- Psalm 63:6זְכַרְתִּ֥יךָ · I remember YouWhen I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
- Psalm 70:1לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃ · To bring remembranceFor the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!
- Psalm 71:16אַזְכִּ֖יר · I will proclaimI will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
- Psalm 74:2זְכֹ֤ר · RememberRemember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.
- Psalm 74:18זְכָר־ · RememberRemember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.
- Psalm 74:22זְכֹ֥ר · RememberRise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
- Psalm 77:3אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה · I remembered YouI remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
- Psalm 77:6אֶֽזְכְּרָ֥ה · I rememberedAt night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
- Psalm 77:11אַזְכִּיר · I will remember; אֶזְכְּרָ֖ה · I will rememberI will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
- Psalm 78:35וַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּ · And they rememberedAnd they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
- Psalm 78:39וַ֭יִּזְכֹּר · He rememberedHe remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
- Psalm 78:42זָכְר֥וּ · rememberThey did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
- Psalm 79:8תִּזְכָּר־ · Do not holdDo not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
- Psalm 83:4יִזָּכֵ֖ר · be remembered…saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
- Psalm 87:4אַזְכִּ֤יר׀ · I will mention“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
- Psalm 88:5זְכַרְתָּ֣ם · rememberI am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.
- Psalm 89:47זְכָר־ · RememberRemember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
- Psalm 89:50זְכֹ֣ר · RememberRemember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
- Psalm 98:3זָ֘כַ֤ר · He has rememberedHe has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Psalm 103:14זָ֝כ֗וּר · He is mindfulFor He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
- Psalm 103:18וּלְזֹכְרֵ֥י · and remember…to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.
- Psalm 105:5זִכְר֗וּ · RememberRemember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- Psalm 105:8זָכַ֣ר · He remembersHe remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- Psalm 105:42זָ֭כַר · He rememberedFor He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
- Psalm 106:4זָכְרֵ֣נִי · Remember meRemember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
- Psalm 106:7זָ֭כְרוּ · or rememberOur fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
- Psalm 106:45וַיִּזְכֹּ֣ר · And He rememberedAnd He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
- Psalm 109:14יִזָּכֵ֤ר׀ · be rememberedMay the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
- Psalm 109:16זָכַר֮ · thoughtFor he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
- Psalm 111:5יִזְכֹּ֖ר · He remembersHe provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
- Psalm 115:12זְכָרָ֪נוּ · is mindful of usThe LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
- Psalm 119:49זְכֹר־ · RememberRemember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
- Psalm 119:52זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי · I rememberI remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
- Psalm 119:55זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי · I rememberIn the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
- Psalm 132:1זְכוֹר־ · rememberA song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
- Psalm 136:23זָ֣כַר · He rememberedHe remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalm 137:1בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ · when we rememberedBy the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
- Psalm 137:6אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי · remember youMay my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
- Psalm 137:7זְכֹ֤ר · RememberRemember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
- Psalm 143:5זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי · I rememberI remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
- Proverbs 31:7יִזְכָּר־ · and rememberLet him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
- Ecclesiastes 5:20יִזְכֹּ֖ר · considersFor a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
- Ecclesiastes 9:15זָכַ֔ר · rememberedNow a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
- Ecclesiastes 11:8וְיִזְכֹּר֙ · But let him rememberSo if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1וּזְכֹר֙ · RememberRemember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
- Song of Solomon 1:4נַזְכִּ֤ירָה · we will praiseTake me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
- Isaiah 12:4הַזְכִּ֕ירוּ · declare…and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.