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Lexicon :: Strong's H2145 - zāḵār

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זָכָר
Transliteration
zāḵār
Pronunciation
zaw-kawr'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 551e

Strong’s Definitions

זָכָר zâkâr, zaw-kawr'; from H2142; properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex):—× him, male, man(child, -kind).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x

The KJV translates Strong's H2145 in the following manner: male (67x), man (7x), child (4x), mankind (2x), him (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x
The KJV translates Strong's H2145 in the following manner: male (67x), man (7x), child (4x), mankind (2x), him (1x).
masculine noun

  1. male (of humans and animals)

    adjective

  2. male (of humans)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָכָר zâkâr, zaw-kawr'; from H2142; properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex):—× him, male, man(child, -kind).
STRONGS H2145: Abbreviations
† זָכָר noun masculine & adjective male (Assyrian zikaru, zikru, COTGloss LyonManual, Gloss; Arabic ذَكَرً; Aramaic דִּכְרָא, axrkeD; Sabean רם [כ]דֿ DHMZMG 1876, 675; relation to above √ obscure; male as mentioned, talked of, Lane969f.; from assumed original sense be sharp (traces of this in Arabic: see Lane), BöProb 207 Fl in ChWBi. 422, compare Arabic ذَكَرً male organ; SchwZAW 1891, 176 ff. **(against Schwally's view see JPeritzWoman in the Ancient Hebrew Cult, JBL xvii {1898}, 111 ff.) from זָכַר = call upon in worship; hence male as competent to worship) — always absolute ז׳ Genesis 1:27 +; plural (ה)זְכָרִים Exodus 13:12 +; see also [זָכוּר]: —
I. substantive male, offspring of men and animals Exodus 13:12, 15 (plural, both J E); opposed to נְקֵבָה Deuteronomy 4:16; specifically
1. of men:
a. in phrase יָֽדְעָה לא אשׁר זָכָר לְמִשְׁכַב איש Judges 21:12 (BuRS 153 DrIntr. 151), compare Judges 21:11, Numbers 31:17, 18, 35 (all 3 P); צַלְמֵי זָכָר Ezekiel 16:17.
b. alone = man Jeremiah 30:6 (רְאוּ אִםיֹֿלֵד זָכָ֑ר || גֶּבֶר); usually collective, men, male persons (of all ages) Judges 21:11; 1 Kings 11:15, 16; Genesis 34:25; Leviticus 6:11; Leviticus 6:22; Leviticus 7:6; Numbers 1:2, 20, 22; Numbers 3:28, 34, 39; Numbers 18:10; Numbers 26:62; Numbers 31:7, 17 (all P); plural (ה)זכרים 2 Chronicles 31:16; Ezra 8:3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, so also Joshua 5:4 (|| העם כלֿ, and כלאֿנשׁי המלחמה), Joshua 17:2 (gloss? compare DrIntr. 104); especially of individual, in connection with circumcision Genesis 17:10, 12, 14, 23; Genesis 34:15, 22, 24; Exodus 12:48 (all P); of male child Leviticus 12:2 (P) Isaiah 66:7; opposed to נְקֵבָה Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2; Leviticus 12:7 (child) Leviticus 15:33; Leviticus 27:3, 5, 6, 7; Numbers 5:3 (all P; compare Sabean אנתֿים פאו דֿ(כ)רם DHMl.c.); opposed to אִשָּׁה in command ag. sodomy Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13 (both H).
2. of animals, especially for sacrifice Exodus 34:19 (J E; read הַזָּכָר for MT תִּזָּכָר); Exodus 12:5; Leviticus 1:3, 10; Leviticus 4:23 (all P) Leviticus 22:19 (H), Malachi 1:14; opposed to נְקֵבָה Genesis 6:19; Genesis 7:3, 9, 16; Leviticus 3:1, 6 (all P).
II. adjective singular male (only human beings) יֻלַּדלְֿךָ בֵּן ז׳ Jeremiah 20:15; כָּלבְּֿכֹר ז׳ Numbers 3:40, 43 (both P).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1798.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:27; 1:27; 5:2; 6:19; 7:3; 7:9; 7:16; 17:10; 17:12; 17:14; 17:23; 34:15; 34:22; 34:24; 34:25

Exodus

12:5; 12:48; 13:12; 13:12; 13:15; 34:19

Leviticus

1:3; 1:10; 3:1; 3:6; 4:23; 6:11; 6:22; 7:6; 12:2; 12:7; 15:33; 18:22; 20:13; 22:19; 27:3; 27:5; 27:6; 27:7

Numbers

1:2; 1:20; 1:22; 3:28; 3:34; 3:39; 3:40; 3:43; 5:3; 18:10; 26:62; 31:7; 31:17; 31:17; 31:18; 31:35

Deuteronomy

4:16

Joshua

5:4; 17:2

Judges

21:11; 21:11; 21:12

1 Kings

11:15; 11:16

2 Chronicles

31:16

Ezra

8:3; 8:4; 8:5; 8:6; 8:7; 8:8; 8:9; 8:10; 8:11; 8:12; 8:13; 8:14

Isaiah

66:7

Jeremiah

20:15; 30:6

Ezekiel

16:17

Malachi

1:14

H2145

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2145 matches the Hebrew זָכָר (zāḵār),
which occurs 82 times in 80 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 1:27–Num 31:7)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:27 - So God created human beings[fn] in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:2 - He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:19 - Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:3 - Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:9 - They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:16 - A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD closed the door behind them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:10 - This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:12 - From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:14 - Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:23 - On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:15 - But here is a solution. If every man among you will be circumcised like we are,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:22 - But they will consider staying here and becoming one people with us only if all of our men are circumcised, just as they are.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:24 - So all the men in the town council agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every male in the town was circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 - But three days later, when their wounds were still sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, who were Dinah’s full brothers, took their swords and entered the town without opposition. Then they slaughtered every male there,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:5 - The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:48 - “If there are foreigners living among you who want to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, let all their males be circumcised. Only then may they celebrate the Passover with you like any native-born Israelite. But no uncircumcised male may ever eat the Passover meal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:12 - you must present all firstborn sons and firstborn male animals to the LORD, for they belong to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the LORD—except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:3 - “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you[fn] may be accepted by the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:10 - “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:1 - “If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:6 - “If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:23 - When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:18 - Any of Aaron’s male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the LORD. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:29 - Any male from a priest’s family may eat from this offering; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:6 - Any male from a priest’s family may eat the meat. It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:2 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her menstrual period.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:7 - The priest will then present them to the LORD to purify her.[fn] Then she will be ceremonially clean again after her bleeding at childbirth. These are the instructions for a woman after the birth of a son or a daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:33 - or a woman during her menstrual period. It applies to any man or woman who has a bodily discharge, and to a man who has sexual intercourse with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:22 - “Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:13 - “If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:19 - you[fn] will be accepted only if your offering is a male animal with no defects. It may be a bull, a ram, or a male goat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:3 - here is the scale of values to be used. A man between the ages of twenty and sixty is valued at fifty shekels[fn] of silver, as measured by the sanctuary shekel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:5 - A boy between the ages of five and twenty is valued at twenty shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at ten shekels[fn] of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:6 - A boy between the ages of one month and five years is valued at five shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at three shekels[fn] of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:7 - A man older than sixty is valued at fifteen shekels of silver; a woman of that age is valued at ten shekels[fn] of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:2 - “From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their clans and families. List all the men

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:15 - “Record the names of the members of the tribe of Levi by their families and clans. List every male who is one month old or older.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:22 - There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:28 - There were 8,600[fn] males one month old or older among these Kohathite clans. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:34 - There were 6,200 males one month old or older among these Merarite clans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:39 - When Moses and Aaron counted the Levite clans at the LORD’s command, the total number was 22,000 males one month old or older.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:40 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now count all the firstborn sons in Israel who are one month old or older, and make a list of their names.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:43 - The number of firstborn sons who were one month old or older was 22,273.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:3 - This command applies to men and women alike. Remove them so they will not defile the camp in which I live among them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:10 - You must eat it as a most holy offering. All the males may eat of it, and you must treat it as most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:62

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:62 - The men from the Levite clans who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. But the Levites were not included in the registration of the rest of the people of Israel because they were not given an allotment of land when it was divided among the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:7 - They attacked Midian as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men.

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