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Lexicon :: Strong's H2143 - zēḵer

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זֵכֶר
Transliteration
zēḵer
Pronunciation
zay'-ker
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 551a

Strong’s Definitions

זֵכֶר zêker, zay'-ker; or זֶכֶר zeker; from H2142; a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration:—memorial, memory, remembrance, scent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H2143 in the following manner: remembrance (11x), memorial (5x), memory (5x), remembered (1x), scent (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H2143 in the following manner: remembrance (11x), memorial (5x), memory (5x), remembered (1x), scent (1x).

  1. memorial, remembrance

    1. remembrance, memory

    2. memorial

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זֵכֶר zêker, zay'-ker; or זֶכֶר zeker; from H2142; a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration:—memorial, memory, remembrance, scent.
STRONGS H2143: Abbreviations
† זֵ֫כֶר noun masculinePsalm 9:7 remembrance, memorial (compare HptHebraica. 1885, 230) — ז׳ absolute Psalm 111:4; construct Deuteronomy 25:19 +; זֶכֶר construct Exodus 17:14 van d. H; suffix זִכְרִי Exodus 3:15, זִכְרְךָ Isaiah 26:8 +, זִכְרֶ֑ךָ Psalm 6:6, זִכְרוֺ Hosea 12:6 +, זִכְרָם Deuteronomy 32:26 +: —
1. remembrance, memory:
a. of persons or people, blotted out by their destruction, Exodus 17:14 (E; with מחה) = Deuteronomy 25:19; Deuteronomy 32:26 (השׁבית) Psalm 34:17; Psalm 109:15 (both הכרית), Psalm 9:7 (אבד), Job 18:17 (אבד; || שֵׁם), Isaiah 26:14 (אבּד); compare on other hand עוֺלָם ז׳ as portion of righteous.
b. of י׳ Psalm 6:6; Psalm 102:13 (|| אַתָּה = יהוה).
c. of י׳'scharacter and works Psalm 30:5; Psalm 97:12; Psalm 111:4.
d. remembrance of particular days, i.e. their observance Esther 9:28 (הַפּוּרִיס יְמֵי).
2. memorial, by which one is remembered:
a. nearly = שֵׁם, צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה ז׳ Proverbs 10:7 (|| שֵׁם), compare also Ecclesiastes 9:5 (with נשׁכח); especially of י׳ Exodus 3:15 (E), Hosea 12:6; Isaiah 26:8; Psalm 135:13 (all || שֵׁם).
b. = renown (of Israel) Hosea 14:8 (compare VB).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

3:15; 3:15; 17:14; 17:14

Deuteronomy

25:19; 25:19; 32:26; 32:26

Esther

9:28

Job

18:17

Psalms

6:6; 6:6; 9:7; 9:7; 30:5; 34:17; 97:12; 102:13; 109:15; 111:4; 111:4; 135:13

Proverbs

10:7

Ecclesiastes

9:5

Isaiah

26:8; 26:8; 26:14

Hosea

12:6; 12:6; 14:8

H2143

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Strong's Number H2143 matches the Hebrew זֵכֶר (zēḵer),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:15 - God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD,[fn] the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:14 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:19 - Therefore when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:26 - I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces;
I will wipe them from human memory,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:28 - that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, in every clan, province, and city, and that these days of Purim should never fall into disuse among the Jews, nor should the commemoration of these days cease among their descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:17 - His memory perishes from the earth,
and he has no name in the street.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:5 - For in death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who will give you praise?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6 - The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;
their cities you rooted out;
the very memory of them has perished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:4 - Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:16 - The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:12 - Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:12 - But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever;
you are remembered throughout all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:15 - Let them be before the LORD continually,
that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4 - He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
the LORD is gracious and merciful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:6 - For the righteous will never be moved;
he will be remembered forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:13 - Your name, O LORD, endures forever,
your renown,[fn] O LORD, throughout all ages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:7 - They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:7 - The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:5 - For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - In the path of your judgments,
O LORD, we wait for you;
your name and remembrance
are the desire of our soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:14 - They are dead, they will not live;
they are shades, they will not arise;
to that end you have visited them with destruction
and wiped out all remembrance of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:5 - the LORD, the God of hosts,
the LORD is his memorial name:

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:7 - They shall return and dwell beneath my[fn] shadow;
they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
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