Yaqar יָקַר
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| יָקַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yaqar |
| Strong's number | H3365 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be precious |
| Occurrences | 11 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Yaqar (Hebrew יָקַר, Strong's H3365) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be precious”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to esteem, be prized, be valuable, be precious, be costly, be appraised
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be precious, be highly valued, be esteemed, be costly
1a2) to be appraised
1b) (Hiphil) to make something precious
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be precious, be highly valued, be esteemed, be costly
1a2) to be appraised
1b) (Hiphil) to make something precious
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | precious (8), withdraw (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | be precious (2), esteemed (1), precious (1), is costly (1), is precious (1), precious to me (1), seldom (1), scarcer (1), you are precious (1), they valued me (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Yaqar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 18:30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
- 1 Samuel 26:21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 1:13And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.
- 2 Kings 1:14Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”
Psalms
- Psalm 49:8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
- Psalm 72:14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
- Psalm 139:17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
Proverbs
- Proverbs 25:17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 13:12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.
- Isaiah 43:4Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
Zechariah
- Zechariah 11:13And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
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).