תִּזְכֹּ֗ר
𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤓
zâkar
you shall remember
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.
kumbuka "to remember, call to mind" (Kikongo) · kwibuka "to remember" (Kirundi) · kwibuka "to remember, to commemorate" (Kinyarwanda) +2 moreDeuteronomy 7:18 · Word #5
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 HVqi2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you shall remember |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2142-37
you will remember
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of the root זכר, "to remember/recall." The imperfect 2nd person masculine singular form is rendered as "you will remember," preserving both the verbal action and the masculine singular address. |
View full lexicon entry for H2142 →
SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you will remember
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "you shall remember". |
Bantu Hebrew
תִּזְכֹּ֗ר (zâkar) — 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.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| kumbuka | to remember, call to mind | Kikongo |
| kwibuka | to remember | Kirundi |
| kwibuka | to remember, to commemorate | Kinyarwanda |
| kumbuka | to remember, recall, commemorate | Swahili |
| kumbuka | to remember, recall, commemorate | Lingala |