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
| Lemma | זָכַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤊𐤓 |
| Transliteration | zâkar |
| Strong's | H2142 |
| In-context | and 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
| Root | זכר (z-k-r) |
| Core Meanings | marking, remembering, calling to mind, invoking, making mention |
| Semantic Range | to remember, recall, call to mind, mention, recount, invoke, be mindful of, make memorial; in some contexts to act upon remembrance |
| Conceptual Significance | In 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 Notes | Verb in the Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; sequential past narrative form: "and he remembered/called to mind." |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 |