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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

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Strong's Number H2145 matches the Hebrew זָכָר (zāḵār),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in 'Gen' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:27 - And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male H2145 and female He created them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:2 - He created them male H2145 and female, and He blessed them and named them [fn]Man in the day when they were created.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:19 - “And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male H2145 and female.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:3 - also of the birds of the [fn]sky, [fn]by sevens, male H2145 and female, to keep their seed alive on the face of all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:9 - [fn]by twos they came to Noah into the ark, male H2145 and female, as God had commanded Noah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:16 - And those that entered, male H2145 and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and Yahweh closed it behind him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:10 - “This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your seed after you: every male H2145 among you shall be circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:12 - “And every male H2145 among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, one who is born in the house or one who is bought with money from any foreigner, who is not of your seed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:14 - “But an uncircumcised male H2145 who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:23 -

Then Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male H2145 among the men of Abraham’s household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the very same day, as God had spoken with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:15 - “Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male H2145 among you be circumcised,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:22 - “Only on this condition will the men consent to us to [fn]live with us, to become one people: that every male H2145 among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:24 - And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and to his son Shechem, and every male H2145 was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 -

Now it happened on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the unsuspecting city and killed every male H2145.

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