# יָקַר (yaqar)

Israeli respelling: ya-qar. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3365. 11 Old Testament occurrences.

properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)

King James renderings: be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yaqar-h3365

## Occurrences

- [1 Samuel 18:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/18/30) — Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all…
- [1 Samuel 26:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/26/21) — Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day:…
- [2 Kings 1:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/1/13) — And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees befor…
- [2 Kings 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/1/14) — Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now…
- [Psalms 49:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/49/8) — (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
- [Psalms 72:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/72/14) — He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
- [Psalms 139:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/139/17) — How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
- [Proverbs 25:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/25/17) — Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
- [Isaiah 13:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/13/12) — I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
- [Isaiah 43:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/43/4) — Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for…
- [Zechariah 11:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/11/13) — 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, an…