זָכַר

Strong’s Definition

properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145 (זָכָר)

KJV Usage

[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to remember, recall, call to mind
• 2.(qal) to remember, recall
• 3.(niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: zâkar; Pronunciation: zaw-kar'