About REMEMBER

Hebrew Name

זָכוֹר

English Name

REMEMBER

Phonetic Spelling

ZAH-CHOR

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What does REMEMBER mean?

God commonly uses the word zachor, Hebrew for “remember,” when instructing the children of Israel to remain aware of something of great importance.

זָכ֕וֹר אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ עֲמָלֵ֑ק בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey, after you left Egypt
za-KHOR et a-SHER a-SA le-KHA a-ma-LEK ba-DE-rekh b'-tze-AT-khem mi-mitz-RA-yim
Deuteronomy 25:17

יַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙ עַל־[בָּ֣מֳתֵי] (במותי) אָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּאכַ֖ל תְּנוּבֹ֣ת שָׂדָ֑י וַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּ דְבַשׁ֙ מִסֶּ֔לַע וְשֶׁ֖מֶן מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ צֽוּר׃
He set him atop the highlands, To feast on the yield of the earth; He fed him honey from the crag, And oil from the flinty rock,
yar-ki-VE-hu al (ba-mo-TEI) a-RETZ, va-yo-KHAL te-NU-vot sa-DAI, va-ye-ni-KE-hu d'-VASH mi-SE-lah, v'-SHE-men me-khal-MISH tzuR
Deuteronomy 32:13

Description about REMEMBER

God commonly uses the word zachor, Hebrew for “remember,” when instructing the children of Israel to remain aware of something of great importance. When God commands us to “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:7), it means that the holiness of the Sabbath is meant to permeate our entire week as we anticipate and yearn for the opportunity to draw closer to God on His holy day of rest. Moses commands us to “Remember this day, when you came out from Egypt” (Exodus 13:3). By remembering the Exodus, we recall God’s incredible love for the Israelites in freeing them from their bondage as well as our responsibility to care for the oppressed and downtrodden of the world. “Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey…” (Deuteronomy 25:17). This remembrance is accompanied by a commandment to destroy Amalek, as the prophet Samuel ordered Saul to do, but which Saul failed to do completely, allowing the seed of Amalek to continue. In Jewish liturgy, we ask God to remember that we are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in order to invoke the merit of the patriarchs chosen by God to bring His word into the world. Moses asks God to remember this merit after God grew angry at His people and threatened to destroy them. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, is referred to as Yom Ha’Zikaron, “The Day of Remembrance,” for Adam, the first human being, was created on this day. Fittingly, we dedicate this day to remember God’s purpose in creating us and how we are meant to live our lives.

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