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Lexicon :: Strong's H3365 - yāqar

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יָקַר
Transliteration
yāqar
Pronunciation
yaw-kar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 905

Strong’s Definitions

יָקַר yâqar, yaw-kar'; a primitive root; properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit):—be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H3365 in the following manner: precious (8x), prised (1x), set by (1x), withdraw (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H3365 in the following manner: precious (8x), prised (1x), set by (1x), withdraw (1x).

  1. to esteem, be prized, be valuable, be precious, be costly, be appraised

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be precious, be highly valued, be esteemed, be costly

      2. to be appraised

    2. (Hiphil) to make something precious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָקַר yâqar, yaw-kar'; a primitive root; properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit):—be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.
STRONGS H3365: Abbreviations
† [יָקַר] verb be precious, prized, appraised (Late Hebrew id., Pi., Hiph.; Aramaic יְקַר, bdb042909, be heavy, precious; Pa. honour; יַקִּיר, bdb042910 weighty, precious, honoured; compare Assyrian aḳâru, be precious, costly, and derivatives, DlHWB 240; Arabic bdb042911 be heavy, II. honour; bdb042912 dignity; Sabean noun יקר honour DHMZMG 1883, 402) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular יָֽקְרָה 1 Samuel 16:21; 2nd person masculine singular יָקַרְתָּ Isaiah 43:4; 1st person singular יָקַרְתִּי Zechariah 11:13; 3rd person plural יָֽֽֽקְרוּ Psalm 139:17; Imperfect וַיִּיקַר 1 Samuel 18:30; וְיֵקַר Psalm 49:9; וְיֵיקַר Psalm 72:14; jussive תִּיקַר(נָֿאׅ 2 Kings 1:13, 14; —
1. be precious:
a. = highly valued, esteemed, David's name, וַיִּיקַר שְׁמוֺ מְאֹד 1 Samuel 18:30; of Israel, יָקַרְתָּ בְעֵינַי Isaiah 43:4 (+ נִכְבַּדְתָּ, אֲהַבְתִּיךָ); of God's thoughts מַה־יָּֽקִרוּ וְלִי רֵעֶיךָ Psalm 139:17 (Ew Hi Hup render hard, difficult: compare יַקִּירָה Daniel 2:11).
b. especially of life (נֶפֶשׁ), in phrase בְּעֵינֶיךָ נַפְשִׁי יָֽקְרָה 1 Samuel 26:21, i.e. thou hast spared it; so (jussive) 2 Kings 1:13, 14; similarly יֵיקַר דָּמָם בְּעֵינָיו Psalm 72:14 (|| מִתּוֺךְ וּמֵחָמָס יִגְאַל נַפְשָׁס).
c. be costly, נַפְשָׁם פִּדְיוֹן וְיֵקַר Psalm 49:9.
2. be appraised, valued, אֶדֶר הַיְקָר אֲשֶׁר יָקַרְתִּי מֵעֲלֵיהֶם Zechariah 11:13 the magnificence of the price at which I was appraised (and dismissed) from them!
Hiph. Imperfect 1st person singular מִפָּ֑ז אֱנוֹשׁ אוֹקִיר Isaiah 13:12 I will make men more rare (literally precious) than fine gold. Imperative הֹקַר Proverbs 25:17 make rare (i.e. withhold) thy foot from the house of thy friend.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

16:21; 18:30; 18:30; 26:21

2 Kings

1:13; 1:13; 1:14; 1:14

Psalms

49:9; 49:9; 72:14; 72:14; 139:17; 139:17

Proverbs

25:17

Isaiah

13:12; 43:4; 43:4

Daniel

2:11

Zechariah

11:13; 11:13

H3365

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Strong's Number H3365 matches the Hebrew יָקַר (yāqar),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:30 - And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:21 - And Saul saith, 'I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 - And he turneth and sendeth a third head of fifty and his fifty, and the third head of fifty goeth up, and cometh in, and boweth on his knees over-against Elijah, and maketh supplication unto him, and speaketh unto him, 'O man of God, let be precious, I pray thee, my soul and the soul of thy servants -- these fifty -- in thine eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:14 - Lo, come down hath fire from the heavens, and consumeth the two heads of the former fifties and their fifties; and, now, let my soul be precious in thine eyes.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:8 - And precious is the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased -- to the age.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:14 - From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:17 - And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:17 - Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:12 - I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:4 - Since thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured, and I have loved thee, And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:13 - And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Cast it unto the potter;' the goodly price that I have been prized at by them, and I take the thirty silverlings, and cast them to the house of Jehovah, unto the potter.
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