יְקָרyᵉqâr
יְקָר: preciousness, price, honour
Pronunciation: yek-awr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3366
Meanings
1. preciousness
a. precious, costly (Jeremiah 20:5; Ezekiel 22:25; Job 28:10)
b. a jewel of preciousness, precious jewel (Proverbs 20:15)
2. price (Zechariah 11:13)
3. honour (Psalms 49:13; Psalms 49:21; Esther 1:4)
: honour (Daniel 2:6; Daniel 7:14; Daniel 4:27; Daniel 4:33; Daniel 2:37)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Esther 1:4 The celebration lasted 180 days—a tremendous display of the opulent wealth of his empire and the pomp and splendor of his majesty.
- Esther 1:20 When this decree is published throughout the king’s vast empire, husbands everywhere, whatever their rank, will receive proper respect from their wives!”
- Esther 6:3 “What reward or recognition did we ever give Mordecai for this?” the king asked. His attendants replied, “Nothing has been done for him.”
- Esther 6:6 So Haman came in, and the king said, “What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?” Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”
- Esther 6:7 So he replied, “If the king wishes to honor someone,
- Esther 6:9 Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble officials. And let him see that the man whom the king wishes to honor is dressed in the king’s robes and led through the city square on the king’s horse. Have the official shout as they go, ‘This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!’”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).