Original Language Studio
Psalms 143:5
“I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.” (KJV)
Tap a word · read right to left
Lexical meaning
זָכַרzâkar · zaw-kar'
H2142 · Hebrew
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
- זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי — verb Qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 235 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:1Genesis 9:15Genesis 9:16Genesis 19:29Genesis 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.
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.