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H3365יָקַרya.qar

be preciousPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. Genesis: 0
  2. Exodus: 0
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. Deuteronomy: 0
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. Judges: 0
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 2
  10. 2 Samuel: 0
  11. 1 Kings: 0
  12. 2
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 2 Chronicles: 0
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. Job: 0
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 2
  24. Jeremiah: 0
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 1
  39. Malachi: 0

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11 occurrences in 11 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Samuel 18:30

    Then the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David prospered more than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

    וַיִּיקַ֥ר (יִּיקַ֥ר) i.yi.Kar “it was esteemed”

  2. 1 Samuel 26:21

    Then said Saul: 'I have sinned; return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day; behold, I have played the fool and erred exceedingly.'

    יָקְרָ֥ה ya.ke.Rah “it was precious”

  3. 2 Kings 1:13

    And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him: 'O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty

    תִּֽיקַר־ ti.kar- “let it be precious”

  4. 2 Kings 1:14

    Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in thy sight'

    תִּיקַ֥ר ti.Kar “let it be precious”

  5. Psalms 49:9

    For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever--

    וְ֭יֵקַר (יֵקַר) ye.kar “it may be costly”

  6. Psalms 72:14

    He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will their blood be in his sight.

    וְיֵיקַ֖ר (יֵיקַ֖ר) yei.Kar “may <it> be precious”

  7. Psalms 139:17

    How weighty also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

    יָּקְר֣וּ ya.ke.Ru “they are precious”

  8. Proverbs 25:17

    Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be sated with thee, and hate thee.

    הֹקַ֣ר ho.Kar “make rare”

  9. Isaiah 13:12

    I will make man more rare than fine gold, even man than the pure gold of Ophir.

    אוֹקִ֥יר 'o.Kir “I will make precious”

  10. Isaiah 43:4

    Since thou art precious in My sight, and honourable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men for thee, and peoples for thy life.

    יָקַ֧רְתָּ ya.Kar.ta “you are precious”

  11. Zechariah 11:13

    And the LORD said unto me: 'Cast it into the treasury, the goodly price that I was prized at of them.' And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the treasury, in the house of the LORD.

    יָקַ֖רְתִּי ya.Kar.ti “I was valued”