Occurrences
Yâqâr occurs 36 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (7), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (5), Job (2), Psalms (4), Proverbs (6), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (2), Daniel (1), Zechariah (1)
- 1 Samuel 3:1 — And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious (יָקָר֙) in those days; there was no open vision.
- 2 Samuel 12:30 — And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious (יְקָרָ֔ה) stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
- 1 Kings 5:17 — And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly (יְקָר֛וֹת) stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
- 1 Kings 7:9 — All these were of costly (יְקָרֹת֙) stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
- 1 Kings 7:10 — And the foundation was of costly (יְקָר֖וֹת) stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
- 1 Kings 7:11 — And above were costly (יְקָר֛וֹת) stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
- 1 Kings 10:2 — And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious (יְקָרָ֑ה) stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
- 1 Kings 10:10 — And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious (יְקָרָ֑ה) stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
- 1 Kings 10:11 — And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious (יְקָרָֽה) stones.
- 1 Chronicles 20:2 — And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious (יְקָרָ֔ה) stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 — Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious (יְקָרָ֛ה) stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 3:6 — And he garnished the house with precious (יְקָרָ֖ה) stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
- 2 Chronicles 9:1 — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious (יְקָרָ֑ה) stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
- 2 Chronicles 9:9 — And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious (יְקָרָ֑ה) stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:10 — And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious (יְקָרָֽה) stones.
- 2 Chronicles 32:27 — And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious (יְקָרָ֗ה) stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
- Job 28:16 — It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious (יָקָ֣ר) onyx, or the sapphire.
- Job 31:26 — If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness (יָקָ֥ר);
- Psalms 36:7 — How excellent (יָּקָ֥ר) is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
- Psalms 37:20 — But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat (כִּיקַ֣ר) of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
- Psalms 45:9 — Kings’ daughters were among (בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ) thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
- Psalms 116:15 — Precious (יָ֭קָר) in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
- Proverbs 1:13 — We shall find all precious (יָקָ֣ר) substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
- Proverbs 3:15 — She is more precious (יְקָ֣רָה) than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
- Proverbs 6:26 — For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious (יְקָרָ֣ה) life.
- Proverbs 12:27 — The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious (יָקָ֣ר).
- Proverbs 17:27 — He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent (יְקַר) spirit.
- Proverbs 24:4 — And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious (יָקָ֣ר) and pleasant riches.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 — Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation (יָקָ֛ר) for wisdom and honour.
- Isaiah 28:16 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious (יִקְרַת֙) corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
- Jeremiah 15:19 — Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious (יָקָ֛ר) from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
- Lamentations 4:2 — The precious (הַיְקָרִ֔ים) sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
- Ezekiel 27:22 — The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious (יְקָרָה֙) stones, and gold.
- Ezekiel 28:13 — Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious (יְקָרָ֤ה) stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
- Daniel 11:38 — But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious (יְקָרָ֖ה) stones, and pleasant things.
- Zechariah 14:6 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear (יְקָר֖וֹת), nor dark: