Yaqqir יַקִּיר
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| יַקִּיר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yaqqir |
| Strong's number | H3358 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | honorable |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezra (1) |
Yaqqir (Aramaic יַקִּיר, Strong's H3358) is an Aramaic adjective meaning “honorable”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) rare, noble, famous, difficult
1a) honourable
1b) difficult (meton)
1a) honourable
1b) difficult (meton)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | noble (1), rare (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | honorable (1), is so difficult (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Yaqqir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 4:10And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.
Daniel
- Daniel 2:11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).