STRONGS H3365:
Abbreviations
† [
יָקַר]
verb be precious, prized, appraised (Late Hebrew
id., Pi., Hiph.; Aramaic
יְקַר,
,
be heavy, precious; Pa.
honour;
יַקִּיר,
weighty, precious, honoured; compare Assyrian
aḳâru,
be precious,
costly, and derivatives, Dl
HWB 240; Arabic
be heavy, II.
honour;
dignity; Sabean noun
יקר honour DHM
ZMG 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
