What does זִכְרוֹן (zikĕrwōn) mean in the Bible?
זִכְרוֹן (zikĕrwōn): Something preserved to prompt remembrance; active memorial rather than passive memory object
Hebrew · H2146
זִכְרוֹן
A memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)
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זִכְרוֹןH2146
Pronunciationzikĕrwōn
What does זִכְרוֹן (zikĕrwōn) mean in the Bible?
זִכְרוֹן (zikĕrwōn): Something preserved to prompt remembrance; active memorial rather than passive memory object
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2146?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a memorial (3), as a memorial (3), as a reminder (2), as memorial (2), of memorial (2).
Where does זִכְרוֹן (zikĕrwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Numbers (5), Ecclesiastes (3), Esther (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita memorial3×Exodus 12:14, Exodus 30:16, Joshua 4:7
as a memorial3×Exodus 28:12, Numbers 31:54, Zechariah 6:14
as a reminder2×Exodus 17:14, Numbers 10:10
as memorial2×Exodus 28:12, Exodus 39:7
of memorial2×Numbers 5:15, Numbers 5:18
remembrance2×Ecclesiastes 1:11, Ecclesiastes 2:16
and a reminder1×Exodus 13:9
announced1×Leviticus 23:24
of Records1×Esther 6:1
of remembrance1×Malachi 3:16
or claim1×Nehemiah 2:20
remembered1×Ecclesiastes 1:11
reminder1×Exodus 28:29
This was to be a reminder1×Numbers 16:40
Your maxims1×Job 13:12
your memorial1×Isaiah 57:8
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:14לְזִכָּר֔וֹןtoa memorialPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularExodus 13:9וּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙toand a reminderConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularExodus 17:14זִכָּרוֹן֙toas a reminderNoun - masculine singularExodus 28:12זִכָּרֹ֖ןtoas memorialNoun - masculine singularExodus 28:12לְזִכָּרֹֽן׃סtoas a memorialPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularExodus 28:29לְזִכָּרֹ֥ןtoreminderPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularExodus 30:16לְזִכָּרוֹן֙toa memorialPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularExodus 39:7זִכָּר֖וֹןtoas memorialNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 23:24זִכְר֥וֹןtoannouncedNoun - masculine singular constructNumbers 5:15זִכָּר֖וֹןtoof memorialNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 12:14
Aligned rows24
Books represented11
Exodus8Leviticus1Numbers5Joshua1Nehemiah1Esther1Job1Ecclesiastes3Isaiah1Zechariah1Malachi1
Source forms
זִכָּר֖וֹן2xzik·kā·rō·wnExodus 39:7, Numbers 5:15
לְזִכָּרוֹן֙2xlə·zik·kā·rō·wnExodus 30:16, Numbers 10:10
הַזִּכָּר֔וֹן1xhaz·zik·kā·rō·wnNumbers 5:18
הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙1xhaz·ziḵ·rō·nō·wṯEsther 6:1
וְזִכָּר֖וֹן1xwə·zik·kā·rō·wnNehemiah 2:20
וּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙1xū·lə·zik·kā·rō·wnExodus 13:9
זִכְר֥וֹן1xziḵ·rō·wnLeviticus 23:24
זִכְר֖וֹן1xziḵ·rō·wnEcclesiastes 1:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular8xExodus 17:14, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 39:7, Numbers 5:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular7xExodus 12:14, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 30:16
Noun - masculine singular construct3xLeviticus 23:24, Ecclesiastes 1:11, Ecclesiastes 2:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural1xEsther 6:1
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xNumbers 5:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xNehemiah 2:20
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 13:9
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural1xJob 13:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Something preserved to prompt remembrance; active memorial rather than passive memory object
Source Gloss
a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Something preserved to prompt remembrance; active memorial rather than passive memory object
a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing) BDB: memorial Usage: memorial, record.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
זִכְרוֹן is built from this root:
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