What does זָכַר · עֶבֶד · מִצְרַיִם mean in the Bible?
זָכַר · עֶבֶד · מִצְרַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Remember that you were a slave in Egypt the covenant memory formula that grounds economic ethics".
Hebrew · H2142, H5650, H4714
וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם
Properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember ; by implication, to mention ; to be male · a servant · Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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זָכַרH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember ; by implication, to mention ; to be male
Pronunciationzakar
Remember as active marking and recognition; foundational to covenant faithfulness and God's sustained commitment to His people.
Open lexicon entry →עֶבֶדH5650a servant
Pronunciationʿeḇeḏ
Servant or slave whose identity and worth are defined entirely by relationship to a master or owner
Open lexicon entry →מִצְרַיִםH4714Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Pronunciationmiṣĕrayim
Open lexicon entry →What does וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם (vezakarta ki eved hayita be-erets Mitsrayim) mean in the Bible?
זָכַר · עֶבֶד · מִצְרַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Remember that you were a slave in Egypt the covenant memory formula that grounds economic ethics".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2142, H5650, H4714?
H2142, H5650, H4714 is connected to 1,673 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Remember that you were a slave in Egypt the covenant memory formula that grounds economic ethics
Source Gloss
Remember that you were a slave in Egypt the covenant memory formula that grounds economic ethics
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms157
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense115×
Sequential imperfect2Kgs 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 3:1937×
Perfect2Chr 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 47:734×
ImperfectEccl 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 77:1224×
Infinitive absoluteDeut 7:18 · Deut 24:9 · Deut 25:17 · Exod 13:3 · Exod 20:8 · Jer 31:20 · Josh 1:13 · Lam 3:208×
Jussive2Sam 19:20 · Hab 3:2 · Ps 25:7 · Ps 79:8 · 2Sam 14:11 · Prov 31:7 · Isa 43:187×
CohortativePs 42:5 · Ps 77:4 · Ps 77:7 · Ps 77:124×
Participle activePs 103:141×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action24×
ImperfectExod 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 48:111×
Participle active1Chr 18:15 · 2Sam 8:16 · Ezek 21:28 · Ezek 29:16 · Gen 41:9 · Isa 66:3 · Num 5:157×
Sequential imperfectIsa 12:4 · Jer 4:162×
CohortativePs 45:18 · Song 1:42×
Infinitive construct2Sam 18:181×
PerfectIsa 49:11×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action18×
ImperfectEzek 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 21:3717×
Participle passiveEsth 9:281×
Word Origins
וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם is built from this root: