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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3368 - יָקָר

Transliteration

yâqâr

Phonetics

yaw-kawr'

Origin

from (H3365)

Parts of Speech

adjective

TWOT

905a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid
1. precious
  1. costly
  2. precious, highly valued
  3. precious stones or jewels
2. rare
3. glorious, splendid
4. weighty, influential

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1588 ‑ ἐκλεκτός (ek‑lek‑tos'); 4185 ‑ πολυτελής (pol‑oo‑tel‑ace'); 5093 ‑ τίμιος (tim'‑ee‑os); 5543 ‑ χρηστός (khrase‑tos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (35)

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 6

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (35)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

CSB (29)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 6

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

ESV (36)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 6

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

KJV (36)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 6

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

LEB (34)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

LSB (35)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

N95 (31)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

NAS (35)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (36)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 6

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 1

Zechariah 1

ASV (35)

a precious 1

all precious 1

all these were of costly 1

and all manner of precious 1

and for precious 1

and he that is of a cool 1

and precious 6

and there were precious 1

and with all precious 1

and with precious 1

are among thy honorable women 1

but the precious 1

costly 1

every precious 1

for the precious 1

how precious 1

in brightness 1

outweigh 1

precious 1

shall be as the fat 1

she is more precious 1

the bright 1

the precious 2

was of costly 1

was precious 1

were costly 1

with all precious 1

with precious 1

with the precious 1

BSB (35)

a precious 1

and precious 6

and was set with precious 1

are among your honored women 1

costly 2

in precious 1

in splendor 1

is more precious 1

like the glory 1

no cold 1

of precious 3

outweighs 1

precious 6

prizes 1

rare 1

the precious 1

were constructed with costly 1

were high-grade 1

with precious 2

words that are noble 1

your very 1

CSB (29)

among your honored women 1

costly 4

in splendor 1

is precious 1

like the glory 1

noble words 1

precious 18

rare 1

valuable 1

ESV (36)

brightness 1

cold 1

costly 4

glory 1

has 1

honor 1

precious 25

rare 1

reputation 1

KJV (36)

brightness 1

clear 1

costly 4

excellent 2

fat 1

precious 25

reputation 1

women 1

LEB (34)

a precious 1

and in it was a precious 1

and precious 7

and there was a precious 1

and with precious 1

are among your noble ladies 1

costly ⌊in yahweh 1

for precious 1

is the precious 1

more precious 1

outweighs 1

precious 7

precious is 1

rare 1

splendor 1

the precious 1

the precious things 1

was of precious 1

were of precious 1

will be like the splendor of 1

with precious 2

LSB (35)

costly 2

glory 1

luminaries 1

noble 1

precious 27

rare 1

splendor 1

weightier 1

N95 (31)

costly 6

luminaries 1

precious 21

rare 1

splendor 1

weightier 1

NAS (35)

glory 1

luminaries 1

noble 1

potent 1

precious 25

rare 1

splendor 1

valuable 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (36)

a precious 1

all these were of costly 1

all valuable 1

and all kinds of precious 1

and for precious 1

and in it were precious 1

and precious 6

and there were precious 1

and with all precious 1

and with precious 1

are among your honorable women 1

are prized 1

cold 1

costly 1

every precious 1

for your precious 1

he who is even 1

how precious 1

in splendor 1

outweigh 1

precious 1

shall be like the beauty 1

she is more precious 1

the precious 2

was of costly 1

was precious 1

were costly 1

with all rare 1

with precious 1

with the precious 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1434) r q (קר QR) AC: Call CO: Meeting AB: Event: The pictograph q is a picture of the sun at the horizon and the gathering of the light, the r is a picture of the head of a man. Combined these mean "gather the men". The meeting or bringing together of people or objects by arrangement, accident or purchase. (eng: occur; call - with the exchange of the l and r)

A) r q (קר QR) AC: ? CO: Cold AB: ?: Men often came together during the cool of the evening to discuss the news of the camp.

N^m) r q (קר QR) - Cold: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (3): cold - Strongs: H7119 (קַר)

N^f1) e r q (קרה QRH) - Cold: A cold wind or cold weather. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (5): cold - Strongs: H7135 (קָרָה)

N^f2) t r q (קרת QRT) - City: A place of meeting within the city, either at the entrance or a high place. KJV (5): city - Strongs: H7176 (קֶרֶת)

f^m) i r q (קרי QRY) - Contrary: An opposition. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (7): contrary - Strongs: H7147 (קְרִי)

k^f1) e r q m (מקרה MQRH) - Cool: A cool place to escape the heat. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (2): summer - Strongs: H4747 (מְקֵרָה)

E) a r q (קרא QRA) AC: Call CO: Meeting AB: ?: A calling together for assembly.

V) a r q (קרא QRA) - I. Call:To call or call out, to call a name or give a name. [Hebrew and Aramaic] II. Meet:To come together to meet. Also a chance encounter. III. Read:To read a scroll in the presence of those called to a meeting. KJV (883): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Pual) call, cry, read, proclaim, name, guest, invite, gave, renown, bidden, preach, read, cry, call, befall, encounter, chance, happen, met, fall, meet, against, come, help, seek - Strongs: H7121 (קָרָא), H7122 (קָרָא), H7123 (קְרָא), H7125 (קִרְאָה)

b^m) a i r q (קריא QRYA) - Selected: Individuals called out for a special purpose. KJV (3): famous - Strongs: H7148 (קָרִיא)

b^f1) e a i r q (קריאה QRYAH) - Selected: KJV (1): preaching - Strongs: H7150 (קְרִיאָה)

g^m) a r f q (קורא QWRA) - Partridge: From its distinctive call. KJV (2): partridge - Strongs: H7124 (קֹרֵא)

h^m) a r q m (מקרא MQRA) - I. Meeting:A calling together to meet. II. Reading:The reading from a scroll at a called meeting. KJV (23): convocation, assembly, calling, reading - Strongs: H4744 (מִקְרָא)

H) e r q (קרה QRH) AC: Meet CO: Event AB: ?: The meeting or bringing together of people or objects by arrangement, accident or purchase.

V) e r q (קרה QRH) - Meet: To go to meet another or a chance encounter. KJV (27): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Piel) happen, meet, beam, befall, brought - Strongs: H7136 (קָרָה)

N^m) e r q (קרה QRH) - Event: KJV (1): chance - Strongs: H7137 (קָרֶה)

f^f1) e i r q (קריה QRYH) - City: A meeting place. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (40): city - Strongs: H7149 (קִרְיָה), H7151 (קִרְיָה)

h^m) e r q m (מקרה MQRH) - Event: KJV (10): befall, event, hap, chance, happen - Strongs: H4745 (מִקְרֶה)

k^m) e r q m (מקרה MQRH) - Hall: A meeting place. KJV (1): building - Strongs: H4746 (מְקָרֶה)

J) r f q (קור QWR) AC: ? CO: Sit AB: ?

N^m ) r f q (קור QWR) - I. Web:The web of a spider as a sitting place. II. Cold:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (3): cold, web - Strongs: H7120 (קֹר), H6980 (קוּר)

N^f1) e r f q (קורה QWRH) - Log: Used to sit on when meeting. Also used as beams in the roof of a house. KJV (5): roof, beam - Strongs: H6982 (קֹרָה)

L) r q i (יקר YQR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Precious: Something of value. [Unknown connection to root;]

V) r q i (יקר YQR) - Precious: To be considered of value. KJV (11): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) precious, prized, set, withdraw - Strongs: H3365 (יָקַר)

N^m) r q i (יקר YQR) - I. Precious:Something of value. [Hebrew and Aramaic] II. Value:Something counted as valuable. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (60): precious, costly, excellent, brightness, clear, fat, reputation, honourable, glory, honour, precious, price - Strongs: H3366 (יְקָר), H3367 (יְקָר), H3368 (יָקָר)

b^m) r i q i (יקיר YQYR) - Precious: Something of value. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (3): dear - Strongs: H3357 (יַקִּיר), H3358 (יַקִּיר)

M) r i q (קיר QYR) AC: ? CO: Wall AB: ?

N^m ) r i q (קיר QYR) - Wall: The place of the city where elders meet. KJV (74): wall, side, mason, town - Strongs: H7023 (קִירָה)

Adopted Roots:

A2730 H r q (Shave, Bald)
A2731 M r q (Cover)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

יָקָר adjective precious, rare, splendid, weighty; — absolute יָקָר 1 Samuel 3:1 9t.; construct יְקַרֿ Proverbs 17:27 Qr (Kt וקר; see below); כִּיקַר Psalm 37:20; feminine יְקָרָה 2 Samuel 12:30 14t.; construct יִקְרַת Isaiah 28:16; masculine plural יְקָרִים Lamentations 4:2; feminine plural יְקָדוֺת 1 Kings 5:31 2t. + Zechariah 14:6 (see below); יְקָרֹת 1 Kings 7:9; suffix בְּיִקְּרוֺתֶ֑יךָ Psalm 45:10 (so Baer; van d. H ׳בִּיקְּ); —

1 precious:

a. costly, אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֺת of costly building-stones 1 Kings 5:31; 1 Kings 7:9,10,11compare מִּנַּתיִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד Isaiah 28:16 a costly corner (-stone) of a foundation, — on construct see Da^{Synt. § 28, R. 3,6}; הוֺן יָקָר costly wealth Proverbs 1:13; Proverbs 12:27; הוֺן יָקָר וְנָעִים Proverbs 24:1.

b. precious, highly valued: נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה Proverbs 6:26 precious life; opposed to זוֺלֵל Jeremiah 15:19 (of choice elements of character); הַמָּֽוְתָה לַחֲסִידָיו׳יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי י Psalm 116:15; יְקָרָה הִיא מפניים Proverbs 3:15 she (wisdom) is more precious than rubies (see also

c); prized, of ׳חסד י Psalm 36:8; = substantive בְּנוֺת מְלָכִים בְּיִקְּרותֶ֑יךָ Psalm 45:10 king's daughters are among thy precious ( = dear) ones.

c.אֶבֶן יְקָרָה collective precious stones, jewels 2 Samuel 12:30 = 1 Chronicles 20:2; 1 Kings 10:2,10; 1 Kings 1:11 2 Chronicles 9:1,9,10; 1 Chronicles 29:3; 2 Chronicles 3:6; 32:27; Ezekiel 27:22; Ezekiel 28:13 (list of precious stones follows), Daniel 11:38; so also Lamentations 4:2, read אַבְנֵי צִיּוֺןהַיְקָרִים (for ᵑ0׳בְּנֵי וגו), see VB; שֹׁהַם יָקָר Job 28:16 (see also Proverbs 3:15 below b).

2 rare, 1 Samuel 3:1 (compare √ Hiph`il Isaiah 13:12).

3 glorious, splendid (compare Aramaic), of the moon Job 31:26; as substantive = glory, the wicked perish, כִּיקַר כָּרִים Psalm 37:20 like the glory of the pastures (i.e. like gay, but short-lived, flowers).

4 (late and Aramaic) weighty, influential, יָקָר מֵחָכְמָה Ecclesiastes 10:1 weightier than wisdom and honour is a little folly. — In Proverbs 17:27 read Kt וְקַררֿוּחַ and one cool of spirit (see VB); in Zechariah 14:6 read לֹא יִהְיֶה אוֺר וְקָרוֺת וְקִמָּאוֺן there shall not be light but cold and congelation (see id. and Vrss.); **' but is very dubious; read probably חוֺם וְקָרוֺת there shall be neither heat nor cold, etc. (We and others).

קִמָּאוֺן noun [masculine] congelation; — Zechariah 14:6 Qr [ > Kt see √

Qal Imperfect], so ᵐ5ᵑ6 Symm We Now (with other change, but see GASm), see יָקָר. p 429

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

יָקָר m. יְקָרָה fem. adj. prop. heavy, see the verb; hence

(1) precious. אֶבֶן יְקָרָה collect. precious stones, gems, 1 Kings 10:2, 10 1 Kings 10:10, 11 1 Kings 10:11 also, of the better kinds of stone used in building houses, as of marble, of stones cut square, 2 Chronicles 3:6 plur. אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֹת 1 Ki. 5:31 7:9, seq. Metaph. Psal. 36:8, מַה־יָּקָר חַסְדְּךָ אֱלֹהִים “how precious is thy lovingkindness, O God!” Psalms 116:15, compared with 72:14.

(2) dear. Psalms 45:10, “the daughters of kings are amongst thy dear ones,” i.e. amongst thy damsels. בִּיקְּרוֹתֶיךָ by a Syriacism for בְּיִּקְּרֹתֶיךָ, with Dag. forte euphon.

(3) heavy, i.e. honoured, Ecclesiastes 10:1.

(4) magnificent, splendid, Job 31:26. Subst. magnificence, beauty. Psalms 37:20, כִּיקַר כָּרִים “like the beauty of the pastures,” i.e. grass.

(5) rare, 1 Samuel 3:1.

(6) Proverbs 17:27, יְקַר־רוּחַ in קרי, perhaps “with a quiet spirit,” compared with Arab. وقر to be quiet, meek. In כתיב it is וְקַר רוּחַ.

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List of Word Forms

בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ ביקרותיך הַיְקָרִ֔ים היקרים יְקָ֣רָה יְקָר֖וֹת יְקָר֛וֹת יְקָרָ֑ה יְקָרָ֔ה יְקָרָ֖ה יְקָרָ֗ה יְקָרָ֛ה יְקָרָ֣ה יְקָרָ֤ה יְקָרָֽה׃ יְקָרָה֙ יְקָרֹת֙ יִקְרַת֙ יָ֭קָר יָּקָ֥ר יָקָ֛ר יָקָ֣ר יָקָ֥ר יָקָר֙ יקר יקרה יקרה׃ יקרות יקרת כִּיקַ֣ר כיקר bə·yiq·qə·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā beyikkeroTeicha bəyiqqərōwṯeḵā hay·qā·rîm haykaRim hayqārîm kî·qar kiKar kîqar yā·qār yaKar Yakor yāqār yə·qā·rāh yə·qā·rō·wṯ yə·qā·rōṯ yekaRah yekaRot yəqārāh yəqārōṯ yəqārōwṯ yikRat yiq·raṯ yiqraṯ