Yaqar means “be prized” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G3365 — medamos (“not so”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H3365 יָקַר (yaqar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yaqar (yaw-kar') v. 1. (properly) apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable 2. causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit) It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include precious, set, withdraw, and make. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
yaqar (yaw-kar') v. 1. (properly) apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable 2. causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit) [a primitive root] KJV: be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.
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be precious
Usage: 1) 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
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yaqar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
And he sent again a captain of the 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 thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3365.
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
And he sent again a captain of the 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 thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3365, grouped by book.
Yaqar (Strong's H3365) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be prized". yaqar (yaw-kar') v. 1. (properly) apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable 2. causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H3365 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3365 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as precious, set, withdraw, and make. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.