Strong's Hebrew · H2142
זָכַר
zâkar · zaw-kar'
[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.
Definition
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Derivation
a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145 (זָכָר)
Appears 232 times in Scripture
“And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.””
“Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.”
“The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.”
“So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.”
“I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.”
“Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.””
“Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,”
“But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.”
“But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).