Lexicon :: Strong's H3368 - yāqār

The boy Samuel served the LORD in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the LORD was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.

He took the crown from the head of their king,[fn] and it was placed on David’s head. The crown weighed seventy-five pounds[fn] of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.

The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

All of these buildings were of costly stones, cut to size and sawed with saws on the inner and outer surfaces, from foundation to coping and from the outside to the great courtyard.

She came to Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke to him about everything that was on her mind.

Then she gave the king four and a half tons[fn] of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did such a quantity of spices arrive as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

Then David took the crown from the head of their king,[fn][fn] and it was placed on David’s head. He found that the crown weighed seventy-five pounds[fn] of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.

“So to the best of my ability I’ve 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, stones for mounting,[fn] antimony,[fn] stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and a great quantity of marble.

He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, so she came to test Solomon with difficult questions at Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke with him about everything that was on her mind.

Then she gave the king four and a half tons[fn] of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There never were such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

Hezekiah had abundant riches and glory, and he made himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and every desirable item.

Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,

in precious onyx or lapis lazuli.

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining

or at the moon moving in splendor,

How priceless your faithful love is, God!

People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

But the wicked will perish;

the LORD’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,

will fade away —

they will fade away like smoke.

Kings’ daughters are among your honored women;

the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir,

stands at your right hand.

The death of his faithful ones

is valuable in the LORD’s sight.

“We’ll find all kinds of valuable property

and fill our houses with plunder.

She is more precious than jewels;

nothing you desire can equal her.

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,[fn]

but the wife of another man[fn] goes after a precious life.

A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game,

but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious.

The one who has knowledge restrains his words,

and one who keeps a cool head[fn]

is a person of understanding.

by knowledge the rooms are filled

with every precious and beautiful treasure.

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;

so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Therefore the Lord GOD said:

“Look, I have laid a stone in Zion,

a tested stone,

a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;

the one who believes will be unshakable.[fn]

Therefore, this is what the LORD says:

If you return, I will take you back;

you will stand in my presence.

And if you speak noble words,

rather than worthless ones,

you will be my spokesman.

It is they who must return to you;

you must not return to them.

Zion’s precious children —

once worth their weight in pure gold —

how they are regarded as clay jars,

the work of a potter’s hands!

“The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you. For your merchandise they exchanged the best of all spices and all kinds of precious stones as well as gold.

“You were in Eden, the garden of God.

Every kind of precious stone covered you:

carnelian, topaz, and diamond,[fn]

beryl, onyx, and jasper,

lapis lazuli, turquoise[fn] and emerald.[fn]

Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;

they were prepared on the day you were created.

“Instead, he will honor a god of fortresses ​— ​a god his ancestors did not know ​— ​with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.

On that day there will be no light; the sunlight and moonlight will diminish.[fn][fn]