זָכַר zâkar — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember
Translated in the KJV as × burn, × earnestly, be male, mention, be mindful, recount, record, remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep.
a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male.
zâkar in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Imperative 48Perfect (qatal) 39Imperfect (yiqtol) 33Sequential perfect (weqatal) 18Wayyiqtol 11Infinitive absolute 8Jussive 8Infinitive construct 4Cohortative 4Participle (active) 2
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Hiph'il
Participle (active) 15Imperfect (yiqtol) 10Infinitive construct 8Imperative 3Cohortative 2Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1Perfect (qatal) 1
But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Niph'al
Imperfect (yiqtol) 17Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1Participle (passive) 1Infinitive construct 1
All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
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.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›