Zakar — To Remember
Covenant remembering — not recalling forgotten facts, but acting on commitment: 'God remembered Noah.'
Pronunciation: zaw-kar'
Hebrew · Strong's H2142 · 223 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
KJV translations: [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.
Zakar in the Bible — example verses
“And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;”Genesis 8:1 (KJV)
“And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.”Genesis 9:15 (KJV)
“And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.”Genesis 9:16 (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.”Genesis 19:29 (KJV)
“And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.”Genesis 30:22 (KJV)
“But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:”Genesis 40:14 (KJV)
“Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.”Genesis 40:23 (KJV)
“Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:”Genesis 41:9 (KJV)
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