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

Genesis 9:16

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.”

Genesis 41:9

Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

Genesis 40:23

The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.

Genesis 19:29

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.

Genesis 9:15

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.

Genesis 42:9

Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,

Genesis 8:1

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.

Genesis 40:14

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).

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