Hebrew · Strong's H2142 · Verb

זָכַר

za·khar

to remember

232times used
223verses
32books

How it's translated

Definition

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

The forms it takes

Stem

  • Qal 74% simple action
  • Hiphil 17% causing someone to do it
  • Niphal 9% passive or reflexive

Form

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Between Hebrew and Greek

The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:

Where it appears

Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi

…and 22 more books.

Every verse

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