מַזְכֶּ֥רֶת
𐤌𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕
zâkar
bringing to remembrance
To call to mind or remember (something or someone), to think of, recall, or bring to awareness; also, to make mention of, recount, or commemorate; occasionally, to act upon what is remembered. The word can refer to active remembrance in ritual or prayer, verbal mention in speech, or inner recollection. In pi‘el and hiph‘il stems, also refers to causing to be remembered, public commemoration, or record-keeping. Lexically distinct from the related nominal form זָכָר (zâkâr, 'male'), but shares the root as a denominative in a few rare cases.
Numbers 5:15 · Word #29
Lexicon H2142
| Lemma | זָכַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤊𐤓 |
| Transliteration | zâkar |
| Strong's | H2142 |
| Definition | To call to mind or remember (something or someone), to think of, recall, or bring to awareness; also, to make mention of, recount, or commemorate; occasionally, to act upon what is remembered. The word can refer to active remembrance in ritual or prayer, verbal mention in speech, or inner recollection. In pi‘el and hiph‘il stems, also refers to causing to be remembered, public commemoration, or record-keeping. Lexically distinct from the related nominal form זָכָר (zâkâr, 'male'), but shares the root as a denominative in a few rare cases. |
Morphology HVhrfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | bringing to remembrance |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2142-22
causing remembrance
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil active participle, feminine singular, absolute; causative verbal adjective from זכר. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem conveys a causative sense, meaning "to cause to remember" or "to bring to remembrance." As a feminine singular active participle, it denotes something characterized by causing remembrance, hence "causing remembrance." |
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