יָקָר

adj. precious, rare, splendid, weighty;—abs. יָקָר 1 S 3:1 + 9 times; cstr. יְקַר־ Pr 17:27 Qr (Kt וקר; v. infr.); כִּיקַר ψ 37:20; f. יְקָרָה 2 S 12:30 + 14 times; cstr. יִקְרַת Is 28:16; mpl. יְקָרִים La 4:2; fpl. יְקָרוֹת 1 K 5:31 + 2 times + Zc 14:6 (v. infr.); יְקָרֹת 1 K 7:9; sf. בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ ψ 45:10 (so Baer; van d. H. בִּיקְּ׳);— precious: costly, אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֹת of costly building-stones 1 K 5:31; 7:9, 10, 11 cf. פִּנַּת יִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד Is 28:16 a costly corner(-stone) of a foundation,—on cstr. v. DaSynt. § 28, R. 3, 6; הוֹן יָקָר costly wealth Pr 1:13; 12:27; הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִים 24:4. precious, highly valued: נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה Pr 6:26 precious life; opp. זוֹלֵל Je 15:19 (of choice elements of character); יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי י׳ הַמָּֽוְתָה לַחֲסִידָיו ψ 116:15; יְקָרָה הִיא מפניים Pr 3:15 she (wisdom) is more precious than rubies (v. also c); prized, of חסד י׳ ψ 36:8; = subst. בְּנוֹת מְלָכִים בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ ψ 45:10 kings’ daughters are among thy precious (= dear) ones. אֶבֶן יְקָרָה coll. precious stones, jewels 2 S 12:30 = 1 Ch 20:2, 1 K 10:2, 10, 11 = 2 Ch 9:1, 9, 10, 1 Ch 29:3 2 Ch 3:6; 32:27 Ez 27:22; 28:13 (list of precious stones follows), Dn 11:38; so also La 4:2, read אַבְנֵי צִיּוֹן הַיְקָרִים (for MT בְּנֵי וגו׳), see VB; שֹׁהַם יָקָר Jb 28:16 (v. also Pr 3:15 sub b). rare, 1 S 3:1 (cf. √ Hiph. Is 13:12). glorious, splendid (cf. Aramaic), of the moon Jb 31:26; as subst. = glory, the wicked perish, כִּיקַר כָּרִים ψ 37:20 like the glory of the pastures (i. e. like gay, but short-lived, flowers). (late and Aramaic) weighty, influential, יָקָר מֵחָכְמָה Ec 10:1 weightier than wisdom and honour is a little folly.—In Pr 17:27 read Kt וְקַר־רוּחַ and one cool of spirit (see VB); in Zc 14:6 read לֹא יִהְיֶה אוֹר וְקָרוֹת וְקִפָּאוֹן there shall not be light but cold and congelation with 𝔊 Symm 𝔖 (Zc 14:6 ‘but’ is very dub.; read prob. חוֹם וְקָרוֹת there shall be neither heat nor cold, etc. (We al.).