Hebrew · H2142, G3421 · unreviewed

זָכַר

Properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember ; by implication, to mention ; to be male · to remember

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זָכַר H2142 properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember ; by implication, to mention ; to be male

Pronunciation zakar

Remember as active marking and recognition; foundational to covenant faithfulness and God's sustained commitment to His people.

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μνημονεύω G3421 to remember

Pronunciation mnēmoneúō

Remembering with intentional recall or mention, often implying purposeful recollection rather than passive memory.

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What does זָכַר (zakar) mean in the Bible?

זָכַר · μνημονεύω is a Hebrew word meaning "to recall or bring to account".

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Meaning

to recall or bring to account

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 115×

Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 9:25 · 2Kgs 20:3 · Deut 9:7 · Deut 9:27 · Deut 32:7 · Exod 32:13 · Isa 38:3 · Isa 44:21 · Jer 14:21 · Jer 18:20 · Job 4:7 · Job 7:7 · Job 10:9 · Job 36:24 · Job 40:32 · Lam 3:19 37×

Perfect 2Chr 24:22 · Eccl 9:15 · Esth 2:1 · Gen 40:23 · Jer 44:21 · Lam 2:1 · Ps 9:13 · Ps 98:3 · Ps 105:8 · Ps 105:42 · Ps 109:16 · Ps 136:23 · Ezek 16:22 · Ezek 16:43 · Isa 17:10 · Isa 47:7 34×

Imperfect Eccl 5:19 · Hos 8:13 · Hos 9:9 · Jer 14:10 · Nah 2:6 · Ps 20:4 · Ps 111:5 · Deut 7:18 · Deut 16:3 · Isa 64:8 · Jer 23:36 · Job 11:16 · Isa 43:25 · Jer 31:34 · Lev 26:42 · Ps 77:12 24×

Infinitive absolute Deut 7:18 · Deut 24:9 · Deut 25:17 · Exod 13:3 · Exod 20:8 · Jer 31:20 · Josh 1:13 · Lam 3:20 8×

Jussive 2Sam 19:20 · Hab 3:2 · Ps 25:7 · Ps 79:8 · 2Sam 14:11 · Prov 31:7 · Isa 43:18 7×

Cohortative Ps 42:5 · Ps 77:4 · Ps 77:7 · Ps 77:12 4×

Participle active Ps 103:14 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 24×

Imperfect Exod 20:24 · Isa 63:7 · Ps 71:16 · Ps 77:12 · Ps 87:4 · Exod 23:13 · Josh 23:7 · Isa 26:13 · Ps 20:8 · Isa 19:17 · Isa 48:1 11×

Participle active 1Chr 18:15 · 2Sam 8:16 · Ezek 21:28 · Ezek 29:16 · Gen 41:9 · Isa 66:3 · Num 5:15 7×

Sequential imperfect Isa 12:4 · Jer 4:16 2×

Cohortative Ps 45:18 · Song 1:4 2×

Infinitive construct 2Sam 18:18 1×

Perfect Isa 49:1 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 18×

Imperfect Ezek 3:20 · Ezek 18:24 · Ezek 33:13 · Ezek 33:16 · Isa 65:17 · Jer 11:19 · Job 24:20 · Job 28:18 · Ps 83:5 · Ps 109:14 · Ezek 18:22 · Hos 2:19 · Zech 13:2 · Exod 34:19 · Ezek 25:10 · Ezek 21:37 17×

Participle passive Esth 9:28 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 157 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 59 Imperative 39 Perfect 35 Participle 8 Infinitive absolute 8 Cohortative 6 Infinitive construct 1 Participle passive 1

Stem

Qal 115 Hiphil 24 Niphal 18

Mood

Indicative/jussive 40 Imperative 39 Indicative 35 Indicative/cohortative 12 Jussive 7

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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