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yāqār יָקָר ‘precious’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yāqar יָקַר ‘be precious’
Roots: יקר

yāqār adj
1) valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid
 1a) precious
  1a1) costly
  1a2) precious, highly valued
  1a3) precious stones or jewels
 1b) rare
 1c) glorious, splendid
 1d) weighty, influential

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 3:1 2 Samuel 12:30 1 Kings 5:31, 7:9, 7:10, 7:11, 10:2, 10:10, 10:11 Isaiah 28:16 Jeremiah 15:19 Ezekiel 27:22, 28:13 Zechariah 14:6 Psalms 37:20, 36:8, 45:10, 116:15 Proverbs 12:27, 6:26, 1:13, 24:4, 3:15 Job 28:16, 31:26 Lamentations 4:2 Ecclesiastes 10:1 Daniel 11:38 1 Chronicles 20:2, 29:2 2 Chronicles 3:6, 9:1, 9:9, 9:10, 32:27

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