Biblica Analytica

אַזְכָּרָה

az.ka.rah (H0234)

memorial

7 verses 2 books OT 7 / NT 0
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# Azkárah (אַזְכָּרָה): Memorial The Hebrew word azkárah denotes a "memorial"—a tangible or ritualized means of remembering something or someone. With seven occurrences in the biblical text, this term appears with limited but concentrated usage, suggesting it carries specific ceremonial or commemorative weight rather than functioning as an everyday vocabulary item. The word's form derives from the root meaning "to remember," indicating that a azkárah is fundamentally bound to the act of recollection and preservation of memory. While the provided data does not specify the exact contexts of all seven occurrences, the term's definitional core—memorial—indicates its function in religious and communal contexts where remembrance holds significance. Such memorials could serve various purposes: marking important events, honoring individuals, or maintaining connection to past events deemed worthy of perpetual recall. The limited frequency of usage suggests azkárah was reserved for formally designated commemorative practices rather than casual or informal remembering. This word represents an important conceptual category in biblical thought: the deliberate, structured preservation of memory through designated objects or practices. By appearing only seven times, azkárah occupies a specialized niche within Hebrew vocabulary, distinguished from more general terms for memory or remembrance by its formal, often ritualized character.

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Leviticus 2:2

He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. He shall take his handful of its fine flour, and of its oil, with all its frankincense, and the priest shall burn its memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

Leviticus 2:9

The priest shall take from the meal offering its memorial, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

Leviticus 2:16

The priest shall burn as its memorial part of its crushed grain and part of its oil, along with all its frankincense. It is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

Leviticus 5:12

He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, on the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. It is a sin offering.

Leviticus 6:15

He shall take from there his handful of the fine flour of the meal offering, and of its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the meal offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma, as its memorial portion, to Yahweh.

Leviticus 24:7

You shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

Numbers 5:26

The priest shall take a handful of the meal offering, as its memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water.