Words the Bible translates as memorial
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shemשֵׁםa name: the word a person, place, or thing is called by, which in the Bible stands for who that person really is and how they endure in the world.
- mnēmosunonμνημόσυνονmemorialnot studied yet
- zikhronזִכָּרוֹןa memorial: something set up or kept so that a person, event, or obligation is not forgotten
- zekherזֵכֶרremembrance: the memory, name, and renown that keep a person or thing present after they are gone
- azkarahאַזְכָּרָהthe burned share: the small part of a grain offering that the priest burned on the altar for God, standing for the whole gift while the rest went to the priests
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