יָקַר
ya.qar
“be precious”
Definition
properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
a primitive root;
- to esteem, be prized, be valuable, be precious, be costly, be appraised 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be precious, be highly valued, be esteemed, be costly 1a2) to be appraised 1b) (Hiphil) to make something precious
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
יָקַר appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.
I will make man scarcer than pure gold,and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,lest he grow weary and hate you.
He will redeem them from oppression and violence,for their blood is precious in his sight.
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