זִכְרוֹן
zikrôwn · H2146 · Hebrew · 24 occurrences
Meanings
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remembrance
Process by which humans retain knowledge of people from the past, or of things that have happened in the past
ExamplesNehemiah 2:20 So I answered them and said to them, “The God of heaven will make us successful; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no part, right, or memorial in Jerusalem.”
Ecclesiastes 1:11 There is no remembrance of the earlier things, And of the later things as well, which will occur, There will be no remembrance of them Among those who will come later still.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, along with the fool, since in the coming days everything will soon be forgotten. And how the wise and the fool alike die!
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reminder
An object that serves as a reminder to humans or deities of things that have happened or need to be done
ExamplesExodus 13:9 “And it shall serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder on your forehead, that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for with a powerful hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
Exodus 28:12 “And you shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron shall carry their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.
Exodus 28:29 “So Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment over his heart when he enters the Holy Place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.
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remembrance
A time for remembering
ExamplesExodus 12:14 ‘Now this day shall be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as a permanent ordinance.
Leviticus 23:24 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
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remembrance
A document with information that is to be remembered
ExamplesExodus 17:14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
Esther 6:1 During that night the king could not sleep, so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Malachi 3:16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD listened attentively and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and esteem His name.
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wise saying
Knowledge and experiences from the past, that normally qualify as accumulated wisdom
ExamplesJob 13:12 “Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- תְּרוּעָהshout 1
- ךְyour 1
- כֶםyour 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- תָּמִידalways 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שַׁבָּתוֹן(time of) solemn rest 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 1
Second object ofSecond object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- כָּתַבto write down, to write, to inscribe 1
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1
What it is said to bePredicate
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- אַיִןthere is no, not 3
- מָשָׁלsaying 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
8 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 15
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- מִנְחָהgrain offering, gift, tribute 2
- סֵפֶרbook, scroll, letter 2
- אֶבֶןstone 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- μνημόσυνον mnēmósynon · G3422 · memorial, in memory of, something to cause people to remember
- Greek μνημόσυνον directly translates Hebrew זִכְרוֹן in LXX contexts denoting memorial offerings, commemorative records, and acts of remembrance before God (e.g., Leviticus 2:2, 24:7; Numbers 5:26), preserving the core semantic field of institutionalized memorial/record function across both lexemes.
- דִּכְרוֹן dikrôwn · H1799 · record
- Aramaic cognate of Hebrew זִכְרוֹן sharing the Z-K-R root (with standard Hebrew /z/ → Aramaic /d/ shift), denoting 'record' or 'written memorial' in Daniel's administrative/royal-decree contexts.
Semantic domains 5 entries
- Know002004002007
- זִכְרוֹן denotes a memorial, something kept in mind, as Passover is established as a memorial for Israel to celebrate throughout their generations.
- Objects001
- The word can also denote a physical object serving as a reminder, a tangible memorial or record.
- Time002002002010
- The memorial often marks a recurring point in time, an annually observed day of remembrance.
- Scrolls001003001001014
- In some uses the term denotes a written record or document, a memorial set down in a book.
- Wise002001002029
- The reminder function of the word ties to the wisdom of keeping God's law in mind, as it serves so the law may be in one's mouth.
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2146. zikkaron זִכָּרֹן זִכָּרוֺן, noun masculineEcc 1:11 memorial, remembrance (compare…
זִכָּרֹן זִכָּרוֺן, noun masculineEcc 1:11 memorial, remembrance (compare LgBN 199, 200) — absolute זִכָּרוֺן Jos 4:7 +; זִכָּרֹן Exo 28:12 (twice in verse); Exo 28:29; construct זִכְרוֺן Ecc 1:11 Ecc 1:2t.; suffix זִכְרוֺנֵךְ Isa 57:8; plural הַזִּכְרֹנוֺת Est 6:1; suffix זִכְרֹנֵיכֶם Job 13:12; —
1 memorial, reminder:
a. memorial-day Exo 12:14 (P).
b. memorial-usage Exo 13:9 (JE).
c. memorial-objects, altar-plates Num 17:5 (P); stones in Jordan Jos 4:7 (JE); crowns in temple Zec 6:14; ׳ז in Isa 57:8 is symbol of strange god (Di), or perhaps phallus-image, as sign of harlot (Che), compare > Du (who proposes זְכָרוֺן, from זָכָר).
d. memorial-record; in a book Exo 17:14 (E); compare זִכָּרוֺן סֵפֶר Mal 3:16, ׳ס הימים דברי הַזִּכְרֹנות Est 6:1; memorial, as proof of citizenship Neh 2:20 (|| צְדָקָה חֵלֶק,); reminder of Israel, י ׳לִפְנֵי, of הַכִּמֻּרִים כֶּסֶף Exo 30:16; spoils of war Num 31:54; inscribed stones of ephod Exo 28:12, Exo 28:29, called ז ׳אַבְנֵי Exo 28:12 = Exo 39:7; blowing of trumpets Num 10:10 (foregoing all P), compare תְּרוּעַה זִכְרוֺן Lev 23:24 (H; where, however, no י ׳לפני, see Di); (ה)זכרון מִנְחַת Num 5:15, Num 5:18 (P); memorial-sentence, apophthegm Job 13:12. **אֵפֶר מִשְׁלֵיֿ זִכְרֹנֵיכֶם Job 13:12 your memorial words are ashen sayings (i.e. worthless), compare Bu Du; Margolis (privately) suggests that ᵐ5 seems to have read לְאֵפֶר יִמָּשֵׁל [? < רָנְּכֶם] רָנְיְכֶם your exultation shall be like ashes.
2 remembrance Ecc 1:11 (construct before preposition Ges§ 130, 1), Ecc 1:11; Ecc 2:16.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 5 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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