1 Chronicles 16:15:11 Chr.16.15.W1TAB
זִכְר֤וּ
zikhru
“remember”
- Transliteration
- zikh-RU
- Extended
- zihkh-ROO
- IPA
- /zixˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- remember
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zikh-RU
- phraseyour reading level
zikh-RU le-o-LAM
- sentence
zikh-RU le-o-LAM be-ri-TO da-VAR tsi-VA le-E-lef DOR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperative zikru {זִכְר֤וּ | ziḵərû} ‘remember,’ which functions as a direct address to the assembly.
Root and etymology
z-k-rz-k-r
“to remember, recall”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:15, so the Hebrew word זִכְר֤וּ (zikhru) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.16.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.15.W1.S1) and character.