Hebrew word study
יָקַר H3365
- Transliteration
- yâqar
- Pronunciation
- yaw-kar'
- KJV glosses
- be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.
Lexical summary
properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable
causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable
causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information