זָכָרzâkâr

male

Pronunciation: zaw-kawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2145

Meanings

I. substantive male, offspring of men and animals (Exodus 13:12; Exodus 13:15; Deuteronomy 4:16)

1. of men

b. man, men, male persons (Jeremiah 30:6; Judges 21:11; 1 Kings 11:15)

2. of animals (Exodus 34:19; Exodus 12:5; Leviticus 1:3)

II. singular male (only human beings) (Jeremiah 20:15; Numbers 3:40; Numbers 3:43)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 82 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 1:27 So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
  • Genesis 5:2 He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.”
  • Genesis 6:19 Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood.
  • Genesis 7:3 Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood.
  • Genesis 7:9 They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.
  • Genesis 7:16 A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).