יָקָר

Strong’s Definition

valuable (objectively or subjectively)

Etymology & Derivation

from H3365 (יָקַר);

KJV Usage

brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid
• 2.precious
• 3.rare
• 4.glorious, splendid
• 5.weighty, influential

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâqâr; Pronunciation: yaw-kawr'