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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.
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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: Yahweh,[fn] the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.
This is my eternal name,
my name to remember for all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:14 - After the victory, the LORD instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase 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 in the land he is giving you as a special possession, you must destroy the Amalekites and erase their memory from under heaven. Never forget this!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:26 - I would have annihilated them,
wiping out even the memory of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:28 - These days would be remembered and kept from generation to generation and celebrated by every family throughout the provinces and cities of the empire. This Festival of Purim would never cease to be celebrated among the Jews, nor would the memory of what happened ever die out among their descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:17 - All memory of their existence will fade from the earth,
no one will remember their names.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:5 - For the dead do not remember you.
Who can praise you from the grave?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6 - The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;
the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:4 - Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones!
Praise his holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:16 - But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil;
he will erase their memory from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:12 - May all who are godly rejoice in the LORD
and praise his holy name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:12 - But you, O LORD, will sit on your throne forever.
Your fame will endure to every generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:15 - May the LORD always remember these sins,
and may his name disappear from human memory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4 - He causes us to remember his wonderful works.
How gracious and merciful is our LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:6 - Such people will not be overcome by evil.
Those who are righteous will be long remembered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:13 - Your name, O LORD, endures forever;
your fame, O LORD, is known to every generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:7 - Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness;
they will sing with joy about your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:7 - We have happy memories of the godly,
but the name of a wicked person rots away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:5 - The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws;
our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:14 - Those we served before are dead and gone.
Their departed spirits will never return!
You attacked them and destroyed them,
and they are long forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:5 - the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies,
the LORD is his name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:7 - My people will again live under my shade.
They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines.
They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.
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