Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
preciousness
Usage: 1) price, value, preciousness, honour, splendour, pomp 1a) preciousness 1b) price 1c) honour, esteem Aramaic equivalent: ye.qar (יְקָר "honor" H3367)
Strong's Number
H3366
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
7
Strong's H3366 Quick Answer
Strong's H3366 יְקָר (yqar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yqar (yek-awr') n-m. 1. value 2. (concretely) wealth It has 15 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include honour, precious, and dignity. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- yqar (yek-awr') n-m. 1. value 2. (concretely) wealth
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- honour, precious, and dignity
Meaning and Definition
yqar (yek-awr') n-m. 1. value 2. (concretely) wealth 3. (abstractly) costliness, dignity [from H3365] KJV: honour, precious (things), price. Root(s): H3365
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3366. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3366 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yqar, 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.
How Strong's H3366 Usage Compares
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.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3366 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3366 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3366.
When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3366, grouped by book.
Esther 8 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3366 FAQ
What does yeqar (יְקָר) mean?
Yeqar (Strong's H3366) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "honour". yqar (yek-awr') n-m. 1. value 2. (concretely) wealth
How many times is yeqar (יְקָר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H3366 across 7 books.
Where can I study yeqar (יְקָר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3366 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yeqar (יְקָר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as honour, precious, and dignity. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.