What does יְקָר (yĕqār) mean in the Bible?
יְקָר (yĕqār): Value moves from concrete wealth to abstract dignity; signifies what is costly, rare, or honorable.
Hebrew · H3366
יְקָר
Value , i.e. (concretely) wealth ; abstractly, costliness , dignity
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יְקָר H3366
Pronunciation yĕqār
What does יְקָר (yĕqār) mean in the Bible?
יְקָר (yĕqār): Value moves from concrete wealth to abstract dignity; signifies what is costly, rare, or honorable.
Full entry for יְקָר (H3366) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3366?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to honor (5), . . . (2), and honor (1), and precious things (1), and valuables (1).
Where does יְקָר (yĕqār) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 1:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (10), Psalms (2), Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to honor 5× Esther 6:6, Esther 6:7, Esther 6:9, Esther 6:11
. . . 2× Esther 1:20, Esther 6:6
and honor 1× Esther 8:16
and precious things 1× Ezekiel 22:25
and valuables 1× Jeremiah 20:5
are a rare 1× Proverbs 20:15
despite his wealth 1× Psalms 49:12
honor 1× Esther 6:3
price 1× Zechariah 11:13
splendor 1× Esther 1:4
treasure 1× Job 28:10
who has riches 1× Psalms 49:20
Show sample aligned rows
Esther 1:4 יְקָ֔ר to splendor Noun - masculine singular construct Esther 1:20 יְקָר֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Esther 6:3 יְקָ֧ר to honor Noun - masculine singular Esther 6:6 בִּיקָר֑וֹ to to honor Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esther 6:6 יְקָ֖ר to . . . Noun - masculine singular Esther 6:7 בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃ to to honor Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esther 6:9 בִּֽיקָר֑וֹ to to honor Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esther 6:9 בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃ to to honor Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esther 6:11 בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃ to to honor Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esther 8:16 וִיקָֽר׃ to and honor Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Esther 1:4
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 7
Esther 10 Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃ 3x bî·qā·rōw Esther 6:7, Esther 6:9, Esther 6:11
בִּ֭יקָר 2x bî·qār Psalms 49:12, Psalms 49:20
יְ֝קָ֗ר 2x yə·qār Job 28:10, Proverbs 20:15
בִּיקָר֑וֹ 1x bî·qā·rōw Esther 6:6
בִּֽיקָר֑וֹ 1x bî·qā·rōw Esther 6:9
הַיְקָ֔ר 1x hay·qār Zechariah 11:13
וִיקָר֙ 1x wî·qār Ezekiel 22:25
וִיקָֽר׃ 1x wî·qār Esther 8:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Esther 1:20, Esther 6:3, Esther 6:6, Job 28:10
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x Esther 6:6, Esther 6:7, Esther 6:9, Esther 6:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Esther 8:16, Ezekiel 22:25
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 49:12, Psalms 49:20
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 11:13
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Esther 1:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 20:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Value moves from concrete wealth to abstract dignity; signifies what is costly, rare, or honorable.
Source Gloss
value , i.e. (concretely) wealth ; abstractly, costliness , dignity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Value moves from concrete wealth to abstract dignity; signifies what is costly, rare, or honorable.
value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity BDB: preciousness Usage: honour, precious (things), price.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain