זָכַר

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ז 1 Mos 40,23 +; 3 feminine singular זָָֽכְרָה Klg 1,7; Klg 1,9 2 masculine singular וְזָכַרְתָּ֫ 5 Mos 5,15 +; suffix זְכַרְתַּנִי 1 Mos 40,14 compare 1 Sam 1,11, זְכַרְתָּם Sl 88,6 2 feminine singular זָכַרְתְּ Es 47,7; Es 57,11 compare Es 17,10 + Ezk 16,22; Ezk 16,43 Qr (both Kt זכרתי), וְזָכַרְתְּ consecutive Ezk 16,61 3 plural זָָֽכְרוּ Dom 8,34 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזְכֹּר Hos 8,13 +; יִזְכָּרֿ 2 Sam 14,11; Ord 31,7 וַיִּזְכֹּר 1 Mos 8,1 +; suffix וַיִּוְכְּרֶהָ 1 Sam 1,19 2 feminine singular תִּזְכְּרִי Es 54,4 + 2 t.; 1 singular אֶזְכֹּר 3 Mos 26,42 (twice in verse); Es 43,25 (Sl 77,12 Qr see infra), אֶזְכָּרֿ Jer 31,34, וָאֶזְכֹּר 2 Mos 6,5 suffix 2 masculine singular אֶזְכָּרְךָ Sl 42,7, suffix 2 feminine singular אֶזְכְּרֵכִי Sl 137,6 (see Ges^{«GKC:58»§ 58}, 3, R, 1 Sta^{§§ 356, a, 2, 634 a, 2}), etc.; Imperative masculine singular זְכֹר 2 Mos 32,13 +; זְכָרֿ Sl 25,7 +; זָכְרָה Neh 6,14 +; suffix זָכְרֵנִי Dom 16,28 + 2 t.; masculine plural זִכְרוּ Es 46,9 +, זְכֹ֑רוּ Neh 4,8 Infinitive absolute זָכוֺר 2 Mos 13,3 +; זָכֹר Jer 31,30 +; construct לִזְכֹּר 1 Mos 9,16; Ezk 23,19, etc.; suffix בְּזָכְרֵנִי Sl 137,1 Participle active plural construct וּלְֹזכְרֵי Sl 103,18 זָכוּר Sl 103,14 see below —

I. human subj.

1. remember, recall, call to mind, usually as affecting present feeling, thought, or action:
\ \ a. remember past experiences (accusative) 1 Mos 42,9 (E), 2 Kong 9,25 (accusative of person agent); followed by clause with מִי Job 4,7 things formerly known (accusative) Jer 17,2 followed by clause with כִּי Dom 9,2 with implied regret, longing 4 Mos 11,5 (JE), Sl 42,5; Sl 137,1; Klg 1,7 compare Sl 77,7, negative Sl 137,6 (|| שׁכח vSl 137,5); so (followed by בְּ) Jer 3,16 (|| עלה על לב and פקד).
\ \ b. recall past distress, etc.; object not expressed, Klg 3,20 (זכור זכר), Job 11,16 (שׁכח in || clause); negative, followed by accusative Es 54,4 (|| שׁכח), Ord 31,7 (|| id.).
\ \ c. remember sins, (1) to repent of them 5 Mos 9,7 (+ אלתֿשׁכח, followed by clause with אתאֿשׁר), elsewhere only Ezek., usually with accusative Ezk 16,61 (+ וְנִכְלַמְתְּ), vEzk 16,63 (object not expressed), Ezk 20,43; Ezk 36,21 (2) to renew and repeat them Ezk 23,19, negative vEzk 23,27.
\ \ d. especially remember the dealings of ׳י, expressed in great variety of terms in accusative, 5 Mos 7,18; 5 Mos 8,2; 5 Mos 24,9; 5 Mos 32,7 (|| בין), Es 46,9; Es 63,11; Sl 77,12 Qr (Kt Hiph`il q. v.) vSl 77,12; Sl 105,5; Sl 143,5 (|| הגיתי, אֲשׂוֺחֵחַ) 1 Kron 16,12 negatively, Es 43,18 (|| אַל תִּתְבֹּנָ֑נוּ), Ezk 16,22; Ezk 16,43; Sl 78,42; Sl 106,7; Neh 9,17 (|| וַיְמָאֲנוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ); object clause with בִּי especially D, 5 Mos 5,15; 5 Mos 15,15; 5 Mos 16,12; 5 Mos 24,18; 5 Mos 24,22; Sl 78,35.

2. remember persons (human subject),
\ \ a. to their advantage: — followed by accusative 1 Mos 40,14 (E), v1 Mos 40,23 (E; negative, || שׁכח), 1 Sam 25,31.
\ \ b. to make use of them (accusative) Nah 2,6.
\ \ c. their acts (accusative) to their advantage 2 Kron 24,22, to their disadvantage 2 Sam 19,20 (negative); to make vengeance 5 Mos 25,17.
\ \ d. remember human obligations, accusative of thing: בְּרִית אַחִים Amos 1,9 compare perhaps Est 2,1 (accusative of person and also of deed); negative Praed 9,15 (accusative of person), Sl 109,16 (followed by חסד עשׂות).

3. remember ׳י:
\ \ a. call him to mind 2 Sam 14,11 (i.e. recall a specific command of his).
\ \ b. recall, and (especially) keep ׳י in mind 5 Mos 8,18; Jer 51,50; Es 64,4 (|| עשׂה צדק), Ezk 6,9; Zak 10,9; Joel 2,8; Sl 42,7; Sl 63,7 (|| אהגה), Sl 77,4; Neh 4,8 negatively Dom 8,34; Es 17,10 (opposed to שׁכח), Es 57,11 (|| לֹא שַׂמְתְּ עַללִֿבֵּךְ); compare also אֶתאבּוֺרְאֶ֑ךָ ׳ז Praed 12,1, and (no object expressed) Sl 22,28 (+ ׳וישׁובו אל י); remember ׳י's name Sl 119,55.

4. remember:
\ \ a. words of Moses Jos 1,13 (D) Mal 3,22 ׳י's instructions through prophet Es 44,21; Es 46,48 (|| השׁיבו על לב), also Mik 6,5 (followed by clause with מה).
\ \ b. commandments of ׳י (so as to do them) 4 Mos 15,39 (P, or H), v4 Mos 15,40 (P; + ועשׂיתם), Sl 103,18 (+ לעשׂותם), Sl 119,52 (משׁפטים); his covenant 1 Kron 16,15.

5. think of or on, call to mind something present or future: — followed by accusative, issue of conduct Es 47,7; Klg 1,9 (end of Jerusalem); fight with crocodile Job 40,32 object a general truth, prosperity of wicked Job 21,6 (object not expressed); (fleeting) days of life Praed 5,19 (coming) days of darkness, Praed 11,8 a duty Job 36,24 (followed by clause with כִּי).

6. remember a day, to observe, commemorate it: — day of Exodus 2 Mos 13,3 (J) 5 Mos 16,3 sabbath 2 Mos 20,8 (E; || שׂמר 5 Mos 5,12).

7. remember, with implied mention of, object ׳י Jer 20,9 (|| דִּבֶּר בִּשְׁמוֺ); ׳מַשָּׂא י Jer 23,36.

1. remember persons:
\ \ a. individuals, with kindness, granting requests, protecting, delivering etc., with accusative of person, 1 Mos 30,22 (E), 1 Sam 1,11 (opposed to שׁכח), v1 Sam 1,19, Dom 16,28 (followed by וְחַזְּקֵנִי); Jer 15,15 (|| פָּקְדֵנִי), Sl 106,4 (|| id.), Job 14,13 (+ תשׁית לי חק), also 1 Mos 8,1 (P), 1 Mos 19,29 (P); negative Sl 88,6 (|| מידך נִגְזָר֑וּ); followed by לְ person Sl 25,7 (yet compare Che); followed by accusative of thing + לְ person (dativus commodi [dative of benefit]) Neh 5,19; Neh 13,14; Neh 13,22; Neh 13,31.
\ \ b. individuals, to punish, followed by לְ person Neh 6,14; Neh 13,29.
\ \ c. his servants, people, the afflicted, (graciously) followed by לְ 2 Mos 32,13 (JE), 5 Mos 9,27; Sl 136,23 followed by accusative Sl 9,13 (opposed to שׁכח), Sl 74,2; Sl 115,12 (followed by יְבָרֵךְ); compare Jer 31,20 (זכור זכר).
\ \ d. his land 3 Mos 26,42 (H), and negative Klg 2,1 (his footstool).
\ \ e. mankind Sl 8,5 (|| פקד).

2. a. remember the distress of his servants, Klg 3,19 (followed by clause with מה), Klg 5,1 (|| הַבִּיטָ֯ וּרְאֵה).
\ \ b. their devotion, accusative, Sl 20,4; Jer 2,2 (+ לְ person), Sl 132,1 (+ id.); followed by clause with את אשׁר 2 Kong 20,3 = Es 38,3.
\ \ c. their intercession Jer 18,20 (followed by infinitive with suffix)

3. a. remember his own covenant (with them), accusative, 1 Mos 9,15; 1 Mos 9,16; 2 Mos 2,24; 2 Mos 6,25 (all P), 3 Mos 26,42 (twice in verse) (H, as also) v3 Mos 26,45 (+ לְ person); Jer 14,21 (+ אַלתָּֿפֵר), Ezk 16,60; Sl 105,8, compare vSl 105,42 (object דְּבַר קָדְשׁוֺ), and Sl 119,49; Neh 1,8; Sl 106,45 (+ לְ person), Sl 111,5.
\ \ b. his mercy, etc., accusative, Sl 25,6; Sl 98,3; 2 Kron 6,42 also Hab 3,2.
\ \ c. extenuating circumstances, followed by clause with כִּי, Job 7,7; Job 10,9; Sl 78,39; Sl 103,14 (זָכוּר be-thinketh him, Che, compare De Kö^{§ 20,14} Ba^{NB 175}); also Sl 89,48 (followed by אֲנִי + epexegetical clause with מה ).

4. remember sins, idolatries etc., followed by accusative, Hos 7,2; Hos 8,13 (|| פקד), Hos 9,9 (|| id.), Jer 14,10 (|| id.); negative Jer 44,21 (|| עלה על לבו), Es 43,25; Es 64,8; Sl 25,7; Sl 79,8 (+ לְ person); followed by לְ Jer 31,34 also (object reproach) Sl 74,18; Sl 74,22; Sl 89,5 and (object day of Jerusalem) Sl 137,7 (+ לִבְנֵי אֱדוֺם, i.e. against them). Niph`al Perfect 2 masculine plural consecutive וְנִזְכַּרְתֶּם 4 Mos 10,9 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזָּכֵר Jer 11,19 +; 3 feminine singular תִּזָּכֵר Ezk 25,10, (תִּזָּכָר 2 Mos 34,19 read הַזָּכָר see זָכָר); 2 feminine singular תִּזָּכֵ֑רִי Es 23,16; Ezk 21,37 3 masculine plural יִזָָּֽכְרוּ Hos 2,19 +; 3 feminine plural תִּזָּכַרְנָה Es 65,17 +; תִּזָּכַרְןָ Ezk 3,20 Infinitive construct suffix הִזָּכֶרְכֶם Ezk 21,29 (omitted by ᵑ6 Co); Participle plural נִזְכָּרִים Est 9,28. —

1. be brought to remembrance, remembered, thought of, usually with negative: —
\ \ a. in general, subject Baalim Hos 2,19 (+ בִּשְׁמָם), compare Zak 13,2 (|| אכרית); former heaven and earth Es 65,17 (|| עלה על לב); (wicked) dead Job 24,20 (|| ישׁכחהו v^a); coral (not to be thought of [others, be mentioned] in comparison with wisdom) Job 28,18 of attention paid to Tyre under figure of harlot Es 23,16 (opposed to נשׁכחה).
\ \ b. brought to ׳י 's remembrance, subject the people, (1) with gracious result 4 Mos 10,9 (P; ׳לפני י, || וְנוֺשַׁעְתֶּם); (2) for judgment Ezk 21,29 (omitted by ᵑ6 Co).
\ \ c. be remembered by ׳י, negative of deeds, as affecting ׳י's judgment, (1) righteous Ezk 3,20; Ezk 18,24; Ezk 33,13 (followed by לְ of advantage, according to Co); (2) wicked Ezk 18,22 (followed by לְ, omitted by A B ᵑ9 etc., Co) Ezk 33,16 (followed by לְ).
\ \ d. be remembered ׳אֶליֿ Sl 109,14 (|| אַלתִּֿמָּ֑ח).

2. negative be not remembered = no longer exist, of name of Israel, as nation Jer 11,19 (|| נכרת), Sl 83,5 (|| נַכְחִידֵם מִגּוֺי); of Ammonites Ezk 21,37; Ezk 25,10.

3. be remembered, of particular days, in order to be observed, commemorated, Est 9,28 (followed by וְנַעֲשִׂים observe, celebrate). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִזְכִּיר Es 49,1 2 masculine singular suffix 1 singular וְהִזְכַּרְתַּנִי consecutive 1 Mos 40,14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַזְכִּיר Es 19,17 1 singular אַזְכִּיר 2 Mos 20,2 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix 1 singular הַזְכִּירֵנִי Es 43,26 masculine plural הַזְכִּירוּ Es 12,4; Jer 4,16 Infinitive construct (ל)הַזְכְּיר 2 Sam 18,18 +; suffix 3 masculine singular כְּהַזְכִּירוֺ 1 Sam 4,18 suffix 2 masculine plural הַזְכַּרְכֶם Ezk 21,29 (compare Sta^{§ 245} Kö^{§ 29, 11}); Participle מַזְכִּיר 1 Mos 41,9 +, etc.; feminine singular מַזְכֶּרֶת 4 Mos 5,15 —

1. cause to remember, remind, with accusative of person Es 43,26.

2. cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance, with accusative of thing, a person's name 2 Sam 18,18; Sl 45,18 of ׳י, causing his name to be remembered, by some token, 2 Mos 20,24 (JE).

3. mention,
\ \ a. followed by accusative of person 1 Mos 40,14 (E; followed by אֶלֿ person), ׳י, = call upon Es 62,6, name of ׳י Es 26,13; Es 49,1 (|| קראני), name of other gods, negative, 2 Mos 23,13 (J E; || יִשָּׁמַע); followed by בְּשֵׁם Amos 6,10, compare Sl 20,8 (De Che and others boast of, praise, ᵐ5 μεγαλυνθησόμεθα, whence Hup Bae proposes נַגְבִּיר = we display strength), negative Jos 23,7 (D; || תשׁביעו ולא), so באלהי ישׂראל Es 48,1 (|| הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים בְּשֵׁם).
\ \ b. followed by accusative of thing: faults 1 Mos 41,9 (E), the ark 1 Sam 4,18, land of Judah Es 19,17, Rahab (= Egypt) Sl 87,4, works of ׳י Sl 77,12 (Kt, Qr Qal q. v. ), his righteousness Sl 71,16, lovingkindness, Es 63,7 human love Hoj 1,4 also in technical sense, apparently = accuse before God, always followed by עָוֺן, 1 Kong 17,18; 4 Mos 5,15 (P) Ezk 21,28 v.Ezk 21,29 (followed by פִּשְׁעֵיכֶם בְּהִגָּלוֺת), Ezk 29,16.
\ \ c. followed by clause, with כִּי Es 12,4 no conjunction Jer 4,16 (לְ indirect object; || הַשְׁמיעו).
\ \ d. absolute commemorate, praise 1 Kron 16,4 (׳לְהַז, apparently Levitical function, followed by ולהודות ולהלל ליהוה), so perhaps also לְהַזְכִּיר in titles Sl 38,1; Sl 70,1 (others below 5).

4. record, only participle מַזְכִּיר as substantive (title of public officer) = recorder

5. of sacrifice, make a memorial, i.e. offer an אַזְכָּרָה q. v.; followed by לְבֹנָה Es 66,3. — JPPeters^{JBL, 1893, xii, 58} reads אַזְכִּרָה Sl 42,5 (see Qal I. 1), 'let me make my azkara, and pour out libation for (עֲלֵי) my life.'