Hebrew adjective · H3368
יָקָר
yaqaryaw-kawr'
precious
36 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: yâqâr
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3368is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 15 of 39Old Testament books
- 24spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H3368
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
The King James renders it: brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
yaqar is rendered "precious". It stands 36 times in the Hebrew text, across fifteen books.
- Seven of the uses stand in 1 Kings, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Samuel 3:1And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-four different ways.
The first use
And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.
1 Samuel 3:1יָקָר֙
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in fifteen of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- precious21
- costly5
- splendid2
- among noble your1
- like a splendid of1
- noble of1
- preciousness of1
- prized1
- rare1
- the precious1
- weighty1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 36, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
24 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- יָקָ֣ר4
- יְקָרָ֑ה4
- יָקָ֛ר2
- יְקָרָ֔ה2
- יְקָרָ֖ה2
- יְקָרָֽה׃2
- יְקָר֛וֹת2
- יְקָר֖וֹת2
- בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ1
- הַיְקָרִ֔ים1
- יְקַר1
- יָ֭קָר1
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- adjective · feminine singular16HAafsa
- adjective · masculine singular10HAamsa
- adjective · feminine plural5HAafpa
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HAamsc
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HNcfsc
- preposition + adjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HR/Aafpc/Sp2ms
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HR/Aamsc
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural1HTd/Aampa
1 Samuel
one use
And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.
- יָקָר֙yakaradjective · masculine singulartagged: rare
2 Samuel
one use
Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
- יְקָרָ֔הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
1 Kings
seven uses
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
- יְקָר֛וֹתyekarotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: costly
All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
- יְקָרֹת֙yekarotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: costly
The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
- יְקָר֖וֹתyekarotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: costly
Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
- יְקָר֛וֹתyekarotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: costly
She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
- יְקָרָ֑הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
- יְקָרָ֑הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
- יְקָרָֽה׃yekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
1 Chronicles
two uses
Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
- יְקָרָ֔הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- יְקָרָ֛הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
2 Chronicles
five uses
He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
- יְקָרָ֖הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
- יְקָרָ֑הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
- יְקָרָ֑הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
- יְקָרָֽה׃yekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
- יְקָרָ֗הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
Job
two uses
Psalms
four uses
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- יָּקָ֥רyakaradjective · masculine singulartagged: precious
But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
- כִּיקַ֣רkikarpreposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like a splendid of
The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
- בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָbeyikeroteichapreposition + adjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: among noble your
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
- יָ֭קָרyakoradjective · masculine singulartagged: precious
Proverbs
six uses
We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
- יָקָ֣רyakaradjective · masculine singulartagged: prized
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
- יְקָ֣רָהyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
- יְקָרָ֣הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
- יָקָ֣רyakaradjective · masculine singulartagged: precious
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
- יְקַרvekar-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: noble of
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
- יָקָ֣רyakaradjective · masculine singulartagged: precious
Ecclesiastes
one use
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- יָקָ֛רyakaradjective · masculine singulartagged: weighty
Isaiah
one use
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
- יִקְרַת֙yikratnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: preciousness of
Jeremiah
one use
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
- יָקָ֛רyakaradjective · masculine singulartagged: precious
Lamentations
one use
How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
- הַיְקָרִ֔יםhaykarimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: the precious
Ezekiel
two uses
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.
- יְקָרָה֙yekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
- יְקָרָ֤הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: precious
Daniel
one use
And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.
- יְקָרָ֖הyekarahadjective · feminine singulartagged: costly
Zechariah
one use
On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost.
- יְקָר֖וֹתyekarotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: splendid
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
