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 zécherNothing 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

References

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