Word

יְקָר

yᵉqâr · H3367 · Aramaic · 7 occurrences

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Meanings

preciousness, honor, respect, splendor, value

State in which humans or objects are considered valuable and worthy of appreciation and respect

Examples
Daniel 2:6 “But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and a reward and great honor; therefore declare to me the dream and its interpretation.”
Daniel 2:37 “You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the honor;
Daniel 4:30 “The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

2 occurrences in 2 groups

הֲדַרhonour 1
מַלְכוּkingdom, reign 1

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

1 occurrences in 1 groups

שַׂגִּיאexceeding 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

יְהַבdeliver 1

What is done to itIt is the object

4 occurrences in 3 groups

יְהַבdeliver 2
עֲדָאto pass away, to be taken away 1
קְבַלreceive 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 1 groups

לto/for 3

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

כָּבוֹד kâbôwd · H3519 · honor, power, dignity: כָּבוֹד is the most common Hebrew word for 'glory' and 'honor,' functioning as a near-perfect synonym for יְקָר in contexts of divine or human honor, though כָּבוֹד emphasizes 'weight' or 'heaviness' as the root metaphor while יְקָר emphasizes 'preciousness' or 'rarity.'
הָדָר hâdâr · H1926 · majesty, majestic, citron tree: הָדָר denotes 'splendor' or 'majesty,' particularly visual glory or magnificence, overlapping with יְקָר in contexts where honor carries a sense of impressive appearance or grandeur.

Contrasting words 2 words

קָלוֹן qâlôwn · H7036 · disgrace, shame, insult: קָלוֹן is the lexical opposite of honor/glory, denoting 'shame' or 'disgrace' where יְקָר denotes 'honor' or 'glory.'
בּוּז bûwz · H937 · contempt: בּוּז expresses 'contempt' or 'scorn,' the opposite of the honor and esteem denoted by יְקָר.

In the other Testament 2 words

δόξα dóxa · G1391 · glory, splendor, brightness: δόξα is the standard Greek translation equivalent for Hebrew יְקָר in the sense of 'glory' and 'honor,' widely used in the Septuagint to render concepts of radiance, weight, and honor.
τιμή timḗ · G5092 · honor, respect, status: τιμή captures the 'honor' and 'value' aspects of יְקָר, particularly where the semantic emphasis is on worth, respect, or dignity rather than visual glory.

Semantic domains 1 entry

Great002001002012: Daniel 2:6 recounts the king's promise, “But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and a reward and great honor.”

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

יָקַר yâqar · H3365 · to be precious · 11×יָקָר yâqâr · H3368 · precious, choice, costly · 36×יְקָר yᵉqâr · H3366 · preciousness, honor, respect · 17×יְקָרyᵉqâr · H3367יַקִּיר yaqqîyr · H3358 · noble, rare · 2×יַקִּיר yaqqîyr · H3357 · precious, noble, difficult · 1×

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0