H3368 — יָקָר (yâqâr)

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Strong's H3368 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: יָקָר (yâqâr)

Pronunciation: yaw-kawr'

Morphology: a

Derivation: from יָקַר (yâqar) [H3365];

Definition: valuable (objectively or subjectively)

KJV Renderings: brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.

Senses

  1. valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid
    1. precious
    2. costly
    3. precious, highly valued
    4. precious stones or jewels
    5. rare
    6. glorious, splendid
    7. weighty, influential

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1588 ἐκλεκτός eklektós from G1586 select; by implication, favorite chosen, elect
G4185 πολυτελής polytelḗs from G4183 and G5056 extremely expensive costly, very precious, of great price
G5093 τίμιος tímios from G5092 valuable, i.e. (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively) beloved dear, honourable, (more, most) precious, had in reputation
G5543 χρηστός chrēstós from G5530 employed, i.e. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals) better, easy, good(-ness), gracious, kind
H3365 יָקַר yâqar 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

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.