ze.kher denotes remembrance that may endure, be celebrated, or be erased from human memory.

The attested uses chiefly concern remembrance or a person's continuing name, whether it is preserved or made to perish. The noun also marks commemorative remembrance: a divine name, wondrous acts, written record, or recurring days kept before later generations.

1. Remembrance or name that endures or perishes · dominant

   The construct noun occurs where remembrance is to be blotted out or made to cease: in Deuteronomy 25:19 the APB renders the command to blot out Amalek's “memory,” and in Job 18:17 it renders a person's memory perishing from the land. The same continuing-or-lost remembrance is visible in Proverbs 10:7, where the righteous person's memory is set against the wicked person's name, and in Psalm 112:6, where the righteous is remembered forever.

   Deuteronomy 25:19Deuteronomy 32:26Job 18:17Proverbs 10:7Psalm 109:15Psalm 112:6
2. Commemorative remembrance of name, deeds, or days · common

   In Exodus 3:15 the construct noun stands in the declaration concerning the divine name and its memorial through generations. In Esther 9:28 the APB renders the continuing remembrance of Purim, while Psalm 111:4 and Psalm 145:7 place the noun in statements about wondrous acts and abundant goodness being kept in remembrance.

   Exodus 3:15Esther 9:28Psalm 111:4Psalm 135:13Psalm 145:7Exodus 17:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the noun with “memory,” “memorial,” and being “remembered,” especially in clauses about erasure, endurance, or commemoration. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the clauses' overall presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.