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Proverbs 3:15
“She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָקָרyâqâr · yaw-kawr'
H3368 · Hebrew
H3368 · Hebrew
- Definition
- valuable (objectively or subjectively)
- Derivation
- from H3365 (יָקַר);
- KJV renderings
- brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
- Grammar
- יְקָ֣רָה — adjective, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 36 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 3:12 Samuel 12:301 Kings 5:311 Kings 7:91 Kings 7:10
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָקָר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.