Zekher זֵ֫כֶר

Zekher (Hebrew זֵ֫כֶר, Strong's H2143) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “memorial”. It occurs 23 times in 23 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Zekher, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 3:15
  And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
• Exodus 17:14
  And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 25:19
  Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
• Deuteronomy 32:26
  I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,

Esther

• Esther 9:28
  And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.

Job

• Job 18:17
  His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.

Psalms

• Psalm 6:5
  For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
• Psalm 9:6
  O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
• Psalm 30:4
  Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
• Psalm 34:16
  The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
• Psalm 97:12
  Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
• Psalm 102:12
  But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
• Psalm 109:15
  Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
• Psalm 111:4
  He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
• Psalm 112:6
  Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
• Psalm 135:13
  Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.
• Psalm 145:7
  They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 10:7
  The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 9:5
  For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 26:8
  Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
• Isaiah 26:14
  They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.

Hosea

• Hosea 12:5
  Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.the LORD is the God of Hosts— the LORD is His name of renown.
• Hosea 14:7
  They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).