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Nehemiah 6:14

“My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

זָכַרzâkar · zaw-kar'
H2142 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Derivation: a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145 (זָכָר)
KJV renderings: [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.
Grammar: זָכְרָ֧ — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
ה — suffix (paragogic he)
Code HVqv2ms/Sh
Usage: Occurs 235 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:1 Genesis 9:15 Genesis 9:16 Genesis 19:29 Genesis 30:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זָכַר here.

Verse 13 Verse 15

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.