What does יָקָר (yāqār) mean in the Bible?
יָקָר (yāqār): Denotes objective worth or subjective esteem; ranges from material preciousness to honor and reputation.
Hebrew · H3368
יָקָר
Valuable (objectively or subjectively)
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יָקָר H3368
Pronunciation yāqār
What does יָקָר (yāqār) mean in the Bible?
יָקָר (yāqār): Denotes objective worth or subjective esteem; ranges from material preciousness to honor and reputation.
Full entry for יָקָר (H3368) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3368?
The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and precious (6), precious (6), of precious (3), costly (2), with precious (2).
Where does יָקָר (yāqār) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 3:1. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (7), 2 Chronicles (5), Proverbs (5), Psalms (4).
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 and precious 6× 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10, 1 Kings 10:11, 2 Chronicles 9:1
precious 6× 2 Chronicles 32:27, Psalms 36:7, Psalms 116:15, Proverbs 24:4
of precious 3× 1 Chronicles 29:2, Proverbs 1:13, Ezekiel 28:13
costly 2× 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:10
with precious 2× 1 Chronicles 20:2, 2 Chronicles 3:6
a precious 1× Isaiah 28:16
and was set with precious 1× 2 Samuel 12:30
are among your honored women 1× Psalms 45:9
in precious 1× Job 28:16
in splendor 1× Job 31:26
is more precious 1× Proverbs 3:15
like the glory 1× Psalms 37:20
no cold 1× Zechariah 14:6
outweighs 1× Ecclesiastes 10:1
prizes 1× Proverbs 12:27
rare 1× 1 Samuel 3:1
the precious 1× Lamentations 4:2
were constructed with costly 1× 1 Kings 7:9
were costly 1× 1 Kings 7:11
words that are noble 1× Jeremiah 15:19
your very 1× Proverbs 6:26
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 3:1 יָקָר֙ to rare Adjective - masculine singular 2 Samuel 12:30 יְקָרָ֔ה to and was set with precious Adjective - feminine singular 1 Kings 5:17 יְקָר֛וֹת to costly Adjective - feminine plural 1 Kings 7:9 יְקָרֹת֙ to were constructed with costly Adjective - feminine plural 1 Kings 7:10 יְקָר֖וֹת to costly Adjective - feminine plural 1 Kings 7:11 יְקָר֛וֹת to were costly Adjective - feminine plural 1 Kings 10:2 יְקָרָ֑ה to and precious Adjective - feminine singular 1 Kings 10:10 יְקָרָ֑ה to and precious Adjective - feminine singular 1 Kings 10:11 יְקָרָֽה׃ to and precious Adjective - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 20:2 יְקָרָ֔ה to with precious Adjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 3:1
Aligned rows 35
Books represented 15
1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 7 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 5 Job 2 Psalms 4 Proverbs 5 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
יָקָ֣ר 4x yā·qār Job 28:16, Proverbs 1:13, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 24:4
יְקָרָ֑ה 4x yə·qā·rāh 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10, 2 Chronicles 9:1, 2 Chronicles 9:9
יָקָ֛ר 2x yā·qār Ecclesiastes 10:1, Jeremiah 15:19
יְקָרָ֔ה 2x yə·qā·rāh 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2
יְקָרָ֖ה 2x yə·qā·rāh 2 Chronicles 3:6, Daniel 11:38
יְקָרָֽה׃ 2x yə·qā·rāh 1 Kings 10:11, 2 Chronicles 9:10
יְקָר֛וֹת 2x yə·qā·rō·wṯ 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:11
יְקָר֖וֹת 2x yə·qā·rō·wṯ 1 Kings 7:10, Zechariah 14:6
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular 16x 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10, 1 Kings 10:11
Adjective - masculine singular 10x 1 Samuel 3:1, Job 28:16, Job 31:26, Psalms 36:7
Adjective - feminine plural 5x 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11
Adjective - feminine singular construct 1x Isaiah 28:16
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Lamentations 4:2
Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 45:9
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 37:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes objective worth or subjective esteem; ranges from material preciousness to honor and reputation.
Source Gloss
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes objective worth or subjective esteem; ranges from material preciousness to honor and reputation.
valuable (objectively or subjectively) BDB: precious Usage: brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Describes something of great value or worth that should be treasured
Emphasizes the objective and subjective value of wisdom as more desirable than material wealth
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 36 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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