וַ/יִּזְכֹּ֤ר

𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓

vayizekor

and remembered

a primitive root; also as denominative from זָכָר; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male; [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.

H2142

Genesis 8:1 · Word #1

Lexicon H2142

Lemmaזָכַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤆𐤊𐤓
Transliterationzâkar
Strong'sH2142
In-contextand remembered

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H2142-47

and he called to mind

Rootזכר (z-k-r)
Core Meaningsmarking, remembering, calling to mind, invoking, making mention
Semantic Rangeto remember, recall, call to mind, mention, recount, invoke, be mindful of, make memorial; in some contexts to act upon remembrance
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical theology, remembering is not mere mental recall but covenantal mindfulness that often leads to action. When God "remembers," it signals faithful intervention; when humans remember, it reflects loyalty, gratitude, or repentance within covenant relationship.
Morphological NotesVerb in the Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; sequential past narrative form: "and he remembered/called to mind."
Rendering RationaleThe root זכר fundamentally conveys the act of marking or bringing something to remembrance. "And he called to mind" preserves this active sense of intentional recollection while accurately reflecting the Qal stem and the 3rd person masculine singular form indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root זכר (marking, remembering, calling to mind, invoking, making mention)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H234-01 azekaratah her remembrance-portion
H2142-01 azekir I will bring to remembrance
H2142-02 azekirah Let me cause to be remembered
H2142-03 bezakherenu in our remembering
dakheranaya the remembrance-records
H2142-04 ezekar I will mark-for-remembrance
H2142-05 ezekarekha I call you to remembrance
H2142-06 ezekerah Let me mark in remembrance
H2142-07 ezekerekhi I remember you (feminine singular)
H2142-08 ezekerenu I will remember him
H2142-09 ezekor I will call to mind
H2142-10 hamazekir the one who causes to remember
H2142-11 hamazekirim the ones who cause remembrance
H2145-01 hazakhar the remembered male
H2142-12 hazekarekhem the bringing-to-remembrance of you men
H2145-02 hazekharim the marked males
H2142-13 hazekir he caused to be remembered
H2142-14 hazekireni Cause me to remember
H2142-15 hazekiru you men brought to remembrance
H2142-16 hizakherekhem your being remembered
H2142-17 hizekir he caused to be remembered
H2142-18 kehazekiro as his causing-him-to-be-remembered
H2142-19 kizekor as they remembered
H2142-20 lehazekir to cause to remember
H2143-01 lezekher for a remembrance of
H2146-01 lezikaron for a remembrance
H2142-21 lizekor to mark in remembrance
H2142-22 mazekeret a remembrance-mark
H2142-23 mazekir the one causing-to-remember
H2142-24 nazekir we will cause to be remembered
H2142-25 nazekirah let us bring to remembrance
H2142-26 nizekarim remembered ones
H2142-27 tazekiru you men will bring to remembrance
H2142-28 tizakhar she will be remembered
H2142-29 tizakharena they (feminine) will be marked-for-remembrance
H2142-30 tizakharenah they (feminine) will be brought to remembrance
H2142-31 tizakher she will be remembered
H2142-32 tizakheri you will be brought to remembrance
H2142-33 tizekar you will remember
H2142-34 tizekerenu you remember him
H2142-35 tizekeri you (feminine singular) will remember
H2142-36 tizekeru you men shall remember
H2142-37 tizekor you (masculine singular) shall remember
H2142-38 ulehazekir and to cause to remember
H2142-39 ulezokherey and to the rememberers of
H2142-40 uzekharetani and you remembered me
H2142-41 uzekharetem and you (plural) shall remember
H2148-01 uzekhareyah and Yah-has-remembered
H2148-02 uzekhareyahu And Yah-Has-Remembered
H2142-42 uzekhor and remember!
H2142-43 vaezekor and I remembered
H2142-44 vanizekaretem and you men will be brought into remembrance
H2142-45 vayizekereha and he brought her to remembrance
H2142-46 vayizekeru And they called to mind
H2142-48 vehizekaretani and you caused me to be remembered
H2142-49 vetizekereni and you will remember me
H2142-50 veyizekor and may he call to mind
H2142-51 vezakhareta and you shall remember
H2142-52 vezakharete And you (fem.) will mark in remembrance
H2142-53 vezakhareti and I will call to mind
H2142-54 vezakheru and they remembered
H2139-01 vezakur and Mindful-One
H2147-01 vezikheri and My-Remembrance (masculine personal name)
H2142-55 yazekir he will bring to remembrance
H2142-56 yazekiru they will cause to remember
H2142-57 yizakher he will be brought to remembrance
H2142-58 yizakheru they will be remembered
H2142-59 yizekar he will mark in remembrance
H2142-60 yizekeru they will call to mind
H2142-61 yizekerukha they will remember you
H2142-62 yizekeruni they will call me to remembrance
H2142-63 yizekor he will call to mind
H2145-03 zakhar a remembered male
H2142-64 zakharenu we have kept in remembrance
H2142-65 zakharete you marked in remembrance
H2142-66 zakhareti I remembered
H2142-67 zakherah she marked-to-remember / mark-to-remember!
H2142-68 zakhereni Mark me in remembrance
H2142-69 zakheru they remembered
H2142-70 zakhor Remember!
H2142-71 zakhur remembered (one)
H2139-02 zakur Mindful-One
H2142-72 zekhar Remember!
H2142-73 zekharanu he has marked us for remembrance
H2142-74 zekharetam you have marked them in remembrance
H2142-75 zekharetani you have remembered me
H2142-76 zekharetikha I have remembered you (masculine singular)
H2148-03 zekhareyah Yah Has Remembered
H2148-04 zekhareyahu Yah Has Remembered
H2143-02 zekher remembrance
H2142-77 zekhor Remember!
H2142-78 zekhoru Mark in remembrance, you men!
H2138-01 zekhurekha your marked male
H2146-02 zikaron remembrance-token
H2143-03 zikheram their remembrance
H2147-02 zikheri My Remembrance (masculine personal name)
H2143-04 zikhero his remembrance
H2146-03 zikheron remembrance-of
H2142-79 zikheru Remember—call to mind—you (masculine plural)!
H2142-80 zkhrty you (feminine singular) marked in remembrance
H2142-81 zkhyr I will bring to remembrance

Word Usage (235 occurrences of H2142)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 8:1 וַ/יִּזְכֹּ֤ר vayizekor and remembered
Genesis 9:15 וְ/זָכַרְתִּ֣י vezakhareti and I will remember
Genesis 9:16 לִ/זְכֹּר֙ lizekor to remember