What does יְקָר (yĕqār) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3367
יְקָר
Glory, honour.
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יְקָר H3367
Pronunciation yĕqār
What does יְקָר (yĕqār) mean in the Bible?
יְקָר (yĕqār) is a Hebrew word meaning "glory, honour.".
Full entry for יְקָר (H3367) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3367?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include glory (2), and for the glory (1), and glory (1), and his glory (1), for the glory (1).
Where does יְקָר (yĕqār) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (7).
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 glory 2× Daniel 5:18, Daniel 7:14
and for the glory 1× Daniel 4:30
and glory 1× Daniel 2:37
and his glory 1× Daniel 5:20
for the glory 1× Daniel 4:36
honor 1× Daniel 2:6
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 2:6 וִיקָ֣ר to honor Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Daniel 2:37 וִֽיקָרָ֖א to and glory Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:30 וְלִיקָ֥ר to and for the glory Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 4:36 וְלִיקַ֨ר to for the glory Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 5:18 וִיקָרָ֣א to glory Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 5:20 וִֽיקָרָ֖ה to and his glory Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 7:14 וִיקָ֣ר to glory Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 2:6
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 1
Daniel 7
Source forms
וִיקָ֣ר 2x wî·qār Daniel 2:6, Daniel 7:14
וִֽיקָרָ֖א 1x wî·qā·rā Daniel 2:37
וִיקָרָ֣א 1x wî·qā·rā Daniel 5:18
וִֽיקָרָ֖ה 1x wî·qā·rāh Daniel 5:20
וְלִיקַ֨ר 1x wə·lî·qar Daniel 4:36
וְלִיקָ֥ר 1x wə·lî·qār Daniel 4:30
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate 3x Daniel 2:37, Daniel 5:18, Daniel 5:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Daniel 2:6, Daniel 7:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Daniel 4:30, Daniel 4:36
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. glory, honour.
Source Gloss
glory, honour.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: honour Usage: glory, honour.
Word Origins
יְקָר is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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