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Lexicon :: Strong's H2145 - zāḵār

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זָכָר
Transliteration
zāḵār
Pronunciation
zaw-kawr'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 551e

Strong’s Definitions

זָכָר zâkâr, zaw-kawr'; from H2142; properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex):—× him, male, man(child, -kind).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x

The KJV translates Strong's H2145 in the following manner: male (67x), man (7x), child (4x), mankind (2x), him (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x
The KJV translates Strong's H2145 in the following manner: male (67x), man (7x), child (4x), mankind (2x), him (1x).
masculine noun

  1. male (of humans and animals)

    adjective

  2. male (of humans)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָכָר zâkâr, zaw-kawr'; from H2142; properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex):—× him, male, man(child, -kind).
STRONGS H2145: Abbreviations
† זָכָר noun masculine & adjective male (Assyrian zikaru, zikru, COTGloss LyonManual, Gloss; Arabic ذَكَرً; Aramaic דִּכְרָא, axrkeD; Sabean רם [כ]דֿ DHMZMG 1876, 675; relation to above √ obscure; male as mentioned, talked of, Lane969f.; from assumed original sense be sharp (traces of this in Arabic: see Lane), BöProb 207 Fl in ChWBi. 422, compare Arabic ذَكَرً male organ; SchwZAW 1891, 176 ff. **(against Schwally's view see JPeritzWoman in the Ancient Hebrew Cult, JBL xvii {1898}, 111 ff.) from זָכַר = call upon in worship; hence male as competent to worship) — always absolute ז׳ Genesis 1:27 +; plural (ה)זְכָרִים Exodus 13:12 +; see also [זָכוּר]: —
I. substantive male, offspring of men and animals Exodus 13:12, 15 (plural, both J E); opposed to נְקֵבָה Deuteronomy 4:16; specifically
1. of men:
a. in phrase יָֽדְעָה לא אשׁר זָכָר לְמִשְׁכַב איש Judges 21:12 (BuRS 153 DrIntr. 151), compare Judges 21:11, Numbers 31:17, 18, 35 (all 3 P); צַלְמֵי זָכָר Ezekiel 16:17.
b. alone = man Jeremiah 30:6 (רְאוּ אִםיֹֿלֵד זָכָ֑ר || גֶּבֶר); usually collective, men, male persons (of all ages) Judges 21:11; 1 Kings 11:15, 16; Genesis 34:25; Leviticus 6:11; Leviticus 6:22; Leviticus 7:6; Numbers 1:2, 20, 22; Numbers 3:28, 34, 39; Numbers 18:10; Numbers 26:62; Numbers 31:7, 17 (all P); plural (ה)זכרים 2 Chronicles 31:16; Ezra 8:3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, so also Joshua 5:4 (|| העם כלֿ, and כלאֿנשׁי המלחמה), Joshua 17:2 (gloss? compare DrIntr. 104); especially of individual, in connection with circumcision Genesis 17:10, 12, 14, 23; Genesis 34:15, 22, 24; Exodus 12:48 (all P); of male child Leviticus 12:2 (P) Isaiah 66:7; opposed to נְקֵבָה Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2; Leviticus 12:7 (child) Leviticus 15:33; Leviticus 27:3, 5, 6, 7; Numbers 5:3 (all P; compare Sabean אנתֿים פאו דֿ(כ)רם DHMl.c.); opposed to אִשָּׁה in command ag. sodomy Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13 (both H).
2. of animals, especially for sacrifice Exodus 34:19 (J E; read הַזָּכָר for MT תִּזָּכָר); Exodus 12:5; Leviticus 1:3, 10; Leviticus 4:23 (all P) Leviticus 22:19 (H), Malachi 1:14; opposed to נְקֵבָה Genesis 6:19; Genesis 7:3, 9, 16; Leviticus 3:1, 6 (all P).
II. adjective singular male (only human beings) יֻלַּדלְֿךָ בֵּן ז׳ Jeremiah 20:15; כָּלבְּֿכֹר ז׳ Numbers 3:40, 43 (both P).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1798.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:27; 1:27; 5:2; 6:19; 7:3; 7:9; 7:16; 17:10; 17:12; 17:14; 17:23; 34:15; 34:22; 34:24; 34:25

Exodus

12:5; 12:48; 13:12; 13:12; 13:15; 34:19

Leviticus

1:3; 1:10; 3:1; 3:6; 4:23; 6:11; 6:22; 7:6; 12:2; 12:7; 15:33; 18:22; 20:13; 22:19; 27:3; 27:5; 27:6; 27:7

Numbers

1:2; 1:20; 1:22; 3:28; 3:34; 3:39; 3:40; 3:43; 5:3; 18:10; 26:62; 31:7; 31:17; 31:17; 31:18; 31:35

Deuteronomy

4:16

Joshua

5:4; 17:2

Judges

21:11; 21:11; 21:12

1 Kings

11:15; 11:16

2 Chronicles

31:16

Ezra

8:3; 8:4; 8:5; 8:6; 8:7; 8:8; 8:9; 8:10; 8:11; 8:12; 8:13; 8:14

Isaiah

66:7

Jeremiah

20:15; 30:6

Ezekiel

16:17

Malachi

1:14

H2145

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2145 matches the Hebrew זָכָר (zāḵār),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in 'Lev' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:3 - “If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:10 - “If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:1 - “If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:6 - “If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:23 - or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:18 - Every male among the children of Aaron may eat of it, as decreed forever throughout your generations, from the LORD’s food offerings. Whatever touches them shall become holy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:29 - Every male among the priests may eat of it; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:6 - Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:2 - “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days. As at the time of her menstruation, she shall be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:7 - and he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her. Then she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, either male or female.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:33 - also for her who is unwell with her menstrual impurity, that is, for anyone, male or female, who has a discharge, and for the man who lies with a woman who is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:22 - You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:13 - If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:19 - if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:3 - then the valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels[fn] of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:5 - If the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, the valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:6 - If the person is from a month old up to five years old, the valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female the valuation shall be three shekels of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:7 - And if the person is sixty years old or over, then the valuation for a male shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.
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