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Lexicon :: Strong's H2145 - zāḵār

Aa
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 2 / 2 (Num 31:17–Mal 1:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:17 - So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:18 - Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:35 - and 32,000 virgin girls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:16 - So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19 - “You must set aside for the LORD your God all the firstborn males from your flocks and herds. Do not use the firstborn of your herds to work your fields, and do not shear the firstborn of your flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:4 - Joshua had to circumcise them because all the men who were old enough to fight in battle when they left Egypt had died in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:2 - So the allotment on the west side of the Jordan was for the remaining families within the clans of the tribe of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These clans represent the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:11 - “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Completely destroy[fn] all the males and every woman who is not a virgin.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:12 - Among the residents of Jabesh-gilead they found 400 young virgins who had never slept with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:15 - Years before, David had defeated Edom. Joab, his army commander, had stayed to bury some of the Israelite soldiers who had died in battle. While there, they killed every male in Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:16 - Joab and the army of Israel had stayed there for six months, killing them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:16 - They distributed the gifts to all males three years old or older, regardless of their place in the genealogical records. The distribution went to all who would come to the LORD’s Temple to perform their daily duties according to their divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:19 - As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who were living in the open villages around the towns, men were appointed by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to all the Levites listed in the genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:3 - a descendant of Shecaniah.
From the family of Parosh: Zechariah and 150 other men were registered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:4 - From the family of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and 200 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:5 - From the family of Zattu[fn]: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:6 - From the family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:7 - From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:8 - From the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:9 - From the family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:10 - From the family of Bani[fn]: Shelomith son of Josiphiah and 160 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:11 - From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:12 - From the family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:13 - From the family of Adonikam, who came later[fn]: Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:14 - From the family of Bigvai: Uthai, Zaccur,[fn] and 70 other men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:7 - “Before the birth pains even begin,
Jerusalem gives birth to a son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:15 - I curse the messenger who told my father,
“Good news—you have a son!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:6 - Now let me ask you a question:
Do men give birth to babies?
Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced,
hands pressed against their sides
like a woman in labor?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:17 - You took the very jewels and gold and silver ornaments I had given you and made statues of men and worshiped them. This is adultery against me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:14 - “Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “and my name is feared among the nations!

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