Zikrîy — H2147

Definition

masculine proper noun

Zicri, the name of twelve Israelites

1. Zichri = "memorable"
2. the father of Eliezer, the chief of the Reubenites in the reign of David
3. the father of Amasiah, a descendant of Judah
4. a son of Izhar and grandson of Kohath
5. a descendant of Eliezer the son of Moses
6. a son of Asaph, elsewhere called 'Zabdi' and 'Zaccur'
7. a priest of the family of Abijah, in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua
8. a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Shimhi
9. a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Shashak
10. a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Jeroham
11. father of Joel and descendant of Benjamin
12. a father of Elishaphat, one of the conspirators with Jehoiada
13. a Ephraimite hero in the invading army of Pekah the son of Remaliah

Usually translated as

Zichri

Origin

from H2142; memorable

• Derived from Zâkar (H2142)

Occurrences

Zikrîy occurs 12 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), 1 Chronicles (6), 2 Chronicles (3), Nehemiah (2)

• Exodus 6:21 — And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri (וְזִכְרִֽי).
• 1 Chronicles 8:19 — And Jakim, and Zichri (וְזִכְרִ֖י), and Zabdi,
• 1 Chronicles 8:23 — And Abdon, and Zichri (וְזִכְרִ֖י), and Hanan,
• 1 Chronicles 8:27 — And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri (וְזִכְרִ֖י), the sons of Jeroham.
• 1 Chronicles 9:15 — And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri (זִכְרִ֖י), the son of Asaph;
• 1 Chronicles 26:25 — And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri (וְזִכְרִ֥י) his son, and Shelomith his son.
• 1 Chronicles 27:16 — Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri (זִכְרִ֑י): of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
• 2 Chronicles 17:16 — And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri (זִכְרִ֔י), who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
• 2 Chronicles 23:1 — And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri (זִכְרִ֖י), into covenant with him.
• 2 Chronicles 28:7 — And Zichri (זִכְרִ֣י), a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
• Nehemiah 11:9 — And Joel the son of Zichri (זִכְרִ֖י) was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
• Nehemiah 12:17 — Of Abijah, Zichri (זִכְרִ֑י); of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;