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יְקָר H3366

H3366 is the Hebrew word יְקָר, transliterated yᵉqâr and said yek-awr'. The King James Version most often renders it honour.

Word: יְקָרTransliteration: yᵉqârSaid: yek-awr'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity.

Where it comes from

from H3365 (יָקַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

honour 7×precious things 2×being in honour 1×precious 1×price 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: honour, precious (things), price.

Verses using יְקָר

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

Esther 1:4 · KJV

When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.

Esther 1:20 · KJV

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.

Esther 6:3 · KJV

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.

Esther 6:6 · KJV

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?

Esther 6:9 · KJV

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.

Psalm 49:12 · KJV

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Psalm 49:20 · KJV

Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

Proverbs 20:15 · KJV

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Jeremiah 20:5 · KJV

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.

Ezekiel 22:25 · KJV

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.

Zechariah 11:13 · KJV

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3366 mean?

H3366 is the Hebrew word יְקָר (yᵉqâr), meaning value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity.

How is H3366 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it honour (7 times), precious things (2 times), being in honour (1 time), precious (1 time), price (1 time).

How many times does H3366 appear in the Bible?

יְקָר (yᵉqâr) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3366 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3365 (יָקַר).

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