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Lexicon :: Strong's H3368 - yāqār

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יָקָר
Transliteration
yāqār
Pronunciation
yaw-kawr'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 905a

Strong’s Definitions

יָקָר yâqâr, yaw-kawr'; from H3365; valuable (objectively or subjectively):—brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H3368 in the following manner: precious (25x), costly (4x), excellent (2x), brightness (1x), clear (1x), fat (1x), reputation (1x), honourable women (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H3368 in the following manner: precious (25x), costly (4x), excellent (2x), brightness (1x), clear (1x), fat (1x), reputation (1x), honourable women (1x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָקָר yâqâr, yaw-kawr'; from H3365; valuable (objectively or subjectively):—brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
STRONGS H3368: Abbreviations
† יָקָר adjective precious, rare, splendid, weighty; — absolute יָקָר 1 Samuel 3:1 + 9 times; construct יְקַרֿ Proverbs 17:27 Qr (Kt וקר; see below); כִּיקַר Psalm 37:20; feminine יְקָרָה 2 Samuel 12:30 + 14 times; construct יִקְרַת Isaiah 28:16; masculine plural יְקָרִים Lamentations 4:2; feminine plural יְקָדוֺת 1 Kings 5:31 + 2 times + 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, 11 compare פִּנּת יִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד Isaiah 28:16 a costly corner (-stone) of a foundation, — on construct see DaSynt. § 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 צִיּוֺן הַיְקָרִים (for MT בְּנֵי וגו׳), see VB; שֹׁהַם יָקָר Job 28:16 (see also Proverbs 3:15 below b).
2. rare, 1 Samuel 3:1 (compare √ Hiph. 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 וְקִפָּאוֹן 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).

† קִפָּאוֹן noun [masculine] congelation; — Zechariah 14:6 Qr [> Kt see √ Qal Imperfect], so Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Symm We Now (with other change, but see GASm), see יָקָר.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

3:1; 3:1

2 Samuel

12:30; 12:30

1 Kings

1:11; 7:9; 7:9; 7:10; 7:11; 10:2; 10:10

1 Chronicles

20:2; 29:3

2 Chronicles

3:6; 9:1; 9:9; 9:10; 32:27

Job

28:16; 31:26

Psalms

36:8; 37:20; 37:20; 45:10; 45:10; 116:15

Proverbs

1:13; 3:15; 3:15; 6:26; 12:27; 17:27; 17:27; 24:1

Ecclesiastes

10:1

Isaiah

13:12; 28:16; 28:16

Jeremiah

15:19

Lamentations

4:2; 4:2

Ezekiel

27:22; 28:13

Daniel

11:38

Zechariah

14:6; 14:6; 14:6

H3368

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Strong's Number H3368 matches the Hebrew יָקָר (yāqār),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare H3368 in those days, [fn]visions were infrequent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:30 - Then he took the crown of [fn]their king from his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it [fn]was a precious H3368 stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in great amounts.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:17 - Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly H3368 stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:9 - All these were of costly H3368 stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:10 - The foundation was of costly H3368 stones, even large stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:11 - And above were costly H3368 stones, stone cut according to measure, and cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious H3368 stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious H3368 stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:11 - Also the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a very great number of almug trees and precious H3368 stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:2 - David took the crown of [fn]their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious H3368 stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - “Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious H3368 stones and alabaster in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:6 - Further, he [fn]adorned the house with precious H3368 stones; and the gold was gold from [fn]Parvaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious H3368 stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was on her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious H3368 stones; there had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:10 - The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious H3368 stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - Now Hezekiah had immense riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious H3368 stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuable articles,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:16 - “It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious H3368 onyx, or sapphire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:26 - If I have looked at the [fn]sun when it shone
Or the moon going in splendor, H3368

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:7 - How precious H3368 is Your lovingkindness, O God!
And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:20 - But the wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the LORD will be like the [fn]glory H3368 of the pastures,
They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:9 - Kings’ daughters are among Your noble H3368 ladies;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:15 - Precious H3368 in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His godly ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:13 - We will find all kinds of precious H3368 wealth,
We will fill our houses with spoil;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:15 - She is more precious H3368 than [fn]jewels;
And nothing you desire compares with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:26 - For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And [fn]an adulteress hunts for the precious H3368 life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - A [fn]lazy man does not [fn]roast his prey,
But the precious H3368 possession of a man is diligence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 - He who restrains his words [fn]has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:4 - And by knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious H3368 and pleasant riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 - Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier H3368 than wisdom and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - Therefore thus says the Lord [fn]GOD,
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone,
A costly H3368 cornerstone for the foundation, [fn]firmly placed.
He who believes in it will not be [fn]disturbed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:19 - Therefore, thus says the LORD,
“If you return, then I will restore you—
Before Me you will stand;
And if you extract the precious H3368 from the worthless,
You will become [fn]My spokesman.
They for their part may turn to you,
But as for you, you must not turn to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2 - The precious H3368 sons of Zion,
Weighed against fine gold,
How they are regarded as earthen jars,
The work of a potter’s hands!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22 - “The traders of Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of spices, and with all kinds of precious H3368 stones and gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - “You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious H3368 stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your [fn]settings and [fn]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:38 - “But [fn]instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly H3368 stones and treasures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:6 - In that day there will be no light; the [fn]luminaries H3368 will dwindle.
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