זכר

See also: ז־כ־ר‎

Hebrew

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zaˈxar/

Etymology 1
Root
ז־כ־ר‎

From Proto-Semitic *ðikar- (“man; male; phallus”).

Noun

זָכָר • (zachár) m (plural indefinite זְכָרִים‎, plural construct זִכְרֵי־‎)

  1. male
  2. (grammar) masculine
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Arabic ذَكَرَ‎ (ḏakara).

Noun

זֵכֶר • (zécher) m [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. remembrance, remain, remnant
    ‏לא נותר ממנו זכר.‎‎ ― lo notár miménu zécher ― Nothing remained of him. [literally: No remain was left from him.]

Verb

זָכַר • (zachár) (pa'al construction, future יזכור \ יִזְכֹּר‎, passive participle זָכוּר‎, passive counterpart נִזְכַּר‎)

  1. to remember

Conjugation
Conjugation of זָכַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לזכור \ לִזְכֹּר‎
  • action noun: זְכִירָה‎
  • passive participle: זָכוּר‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first זָכַרְתִּי‎זָכַרְנוּ‎
second זָכַרְתָּ‎זָכַרְתְּ‎זְכַרְתֶּם‎1זְכַרְתֶּן‎1
third זָכַרזָכְרָה‎זָכְרוּ‎
present זוֹכֵר‎זוֹכֶרֶת‎זוֹכְרִים‎זוֹכְרוֹת‎
future first אזכור \ אֶזְכֹּר‎נזכור \ נִזְכֹּר‎
second תזכור \ תִּזְכֹּר‎תִּזְכְּרִי‎תִּזְכְּרוּ‎תזכורנה \ תִּזְכֹּרְנָה‎2
third יזכור \ יִזְכֹּר‎תזכור \ תִּזְכֹּר‎יִזְכְּרוּ‎תזכורנה \ תִּזְכֹּרְנָה‎2
imperative זכור \ זְכֹר‎זִכְרִי‎זִכְרוּ‎זכורנה \ זְכֹרְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced זָכַרְתֶּם‎ and זָכַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

References
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