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Lexicon :: Strong's H3365 - yāqar

Aa
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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Then the commanders H8269 of the Philistines H6430 went H3318 to battle, and it happened H1961 as often H1767 as they went H3318 out H3318, that David H1732 was H7919 more H4480 [fn]successful H7919 than H4480 all H3605 the servants H5650 of Saul H7586. So his name H8034 was held H3365 in high H3966 esteem H3365.

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Then Saul H7586 said H559, “I have sinned H2398. Return H7725, my son H1121 David H1732, for I will not harm H7489 you again H5750 since H8478 H834 my life H5315 was H3365 precious H3365 in your sight H5869 this H2088 day H3117. Behold H2009, I have played H5528 the H5528 fool H5528 and have made H7686 a H7686 very H3966 great H7235 mistake H7686.”

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So the king again H7725 sent H7971 the captain H8269 of a third H7992 fifty H2572 with his fifty H2572 men. When the third H7992 captain H8269 of fifty H2572 went H5927 up H5927, he came H935 and bowed H3766 down H3766 on his knees H1290 before H5048 Elijah H452, and begged H2603 him and said H1696 to him, “You man H376 of God H430, please H4994 let my life H5315 and the lives H5315 of these H428 fifty H2572 servants H5650 of yours be H3365 precious H3365 in your sight H5869.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:14 - “Behold H2009, fire H784 came H3381 down H3381 from heaven H8064 and consumed H398 the first H7223 two H8147 captains H8269 of fifty H2572 with their fifties H2572; but now H6258 let my [fn]life H5315 be H3365 precious H3365 in your sight H5869.”

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For the redemption H6306 of [fn]his soul H5315 is H3365 priceless H3365,

And he should cease H2308 imagining forever H5769—

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He will [fn]rescue H1350 their [fn]life H5315 from oppression H8496 and violence H2555,

And their blood H1818 will be H3365 precious H3365 in his sight H5869;

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How H4100 precious H3365 also are H3365 Your thoughts H7454 for me, God H410!

How H4100 vast H6105 is H6105 the sum H7218 of them!

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Let your foot H7272 rarely H3365 be H3365 in your neighbor’s H7453 house H1004,

Or H6435 he will become H7646 [fn]weary H7646 of you and hate H8130 you.

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I will make H3365 mortal H582 man H582 scarcer H3365 than H4480 pure H6337 gold H6337

And mankind H120 than H4480 the gold H3800 of Ophir H211.

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“Since H4480 H834 you are H3365 precious H3365 in My sight H5869,

Since you are honored H3513 and I love H157 you,

I will give H5414 other people H120 in H8478 your place H8478 and other nations H3816 in H8478 exchange H8478 for H8478 your life H5315.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:13 - Then the LORD H3068 said H559 to me, “Throw H7993 it to the potter H3335, that magnificent H145 price H3366 at which H834 I was valued H3365 by them.” So I took H3947 the thirty H7970 shekels of silver H3701 and threw H7993 them to the potter H3335 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068.
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