יָקַר yaqar
Hebrew word for “be precious” · Strong’s H3365 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) to esteem, be prized, be valuable, be precious, be costly, be appraised;
How it is translated
Glosses given for yaqar in context, with how often each is used:
- precious 5
- esteemed 1
- may be costly 1
- may be precious 1
- make rare 1
- will make precious 1
- valued 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
2 Kings 1 (2), 1 Samuel 18 (1), 1 Samuel 26 (1), Psalms 49 (1), Psalms 72 (1), Psalms 139 (1), Proverbs 25 (1), Isaiah 13 (1), Isaiah 43 (1), Zechariah 11 (1)
Forms
- וייקר 2
- תיקר 2
- יקרה 1
- ויקר 1
- יקרו 1
- הקר 1
- אוקיר 1
- יקרת 1
- יקרתי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with yaqar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 6
- עַיִן ayin “eye” 5
- שַׂר sar “ruler” 3
- חֲמִשִּׁים chamishshim “fifty” 2
- מְאֹד meod “much” 2
- שָׁאוּל shaul “Saul” 2
- תַּחַת tachat “underneath” 2
- אָדָם adam “man” 2
- עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 2
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 2
- דָּוִד david “David” 2
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 2
Key verses
The verses using yaqar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Samuel 18:30 — Then 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…
- 1 Samuel 26:21 — Then 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…
- 2 Kings 1:13 — And 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…
- 2 Kings 1:14 — Behold, 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…
- Psalms 49:8 — (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
- Psalms 72:14 — He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
- Psalms 139:17 — How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
- Proverbs 25:17 — Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
- Isaiah 13:12 — I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
- Isaiah 43:4 — Since 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.
- Zechariah 11:13 — And 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…
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.