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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Precious

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

76exact KJV occurrences 59Old Testament 17New Testament 25books containing the word 15mapped Strong's IDs 62occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 24:53

And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 21:19

And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where precious appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH3365
יָקַר

yâqar · yaw-kar'

8 times translated as this KJV form11 total Strong's occurrences

v

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

Strong's KJV usage: be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 1 Samuel 26:21Strong's last: Isaiah 43:4

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HebrewH2896
טוֹב

ṭôwb · tobe

4 times translated as this KJV form558 total Strong's occurrences

a n-m n-f

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

Strong's KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).

Strong's first: 2 Kings 20:13Strong's last: Isaiah 39:2

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GreekG927
βαρύτιμος

barýtimos · bar-oo'-tim-os

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

highly valuable

Strong's KJV usage: :--very precious.

Strong's first: Matthew 26:7Strong's last: Matthew 26:7

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GreekG2472
ἰσότιμος

isótimos · ee-sot'-ee-mos

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

of equal value or honor

Strong's KJV usage: :--like precious.

Strong's first: 2 Peter 1:1Strong's last: 2 Peter 1:1

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GreekG4185
πολυτελής

polytelḗs · pol-oo-tel-ace'

1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

extremely expensive

Strong's KJV usage: :--costly, very precious, of great price.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Mark 14:3Strong's last: Mark 14:3

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GreekG5092
τιμή

timḗ · tee-may'

1 times translated as this KJV form43 total Strong's occurrences

a value, i.e. money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy, esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself

Strong's KJV usage: :--honour, precious, price, some.

Strong's first: 1 Peter 2:7Strong's last: 1 Peter 2:7

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HebrewH2667
חֹפֶשׁ

Chôphesh · kho'-fesh

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

something spread loosely, i.e. a carpet

Strong's KJV usage: precious.

Strong's first: Ezekiel 27:20Strong's last: Ezekiel 27:20

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HebrewH4901
מֶשֶׁךְ

meshek · meh'shek

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a sowing; also a possession

Strong's KJV usage: precious, price.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Psalms 126:6Strong's last: Psalms 126:6

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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76 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Genesis 24:53
no direct Strong's tag

And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

Deuteronomy 33:13
no direct Strong's tag

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Deuteronomy 33:14
H4022

And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

Deuteronomy 33:14
no direct Strong's tag

And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

Deuteronomy 33:15
no direct Strong's tag

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

Deuteronomy 33:16
no direct Strong's tag

And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

1 Samuel 3:1
H3368

And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

1 Samuel 26:21
H3365

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: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

2 Samuel 12:30
H3368

And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

1 Kings 10:2
H3368

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

1 Kings 10:10
H3368

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:11
H3368

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

2 Kings 1:13
H3365

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 before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

2 Kings 1:14
H3365

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 be precious in thy sight.

2 Kings 20:13
no direct Strong's tag

And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

2 Kings 20:13
H2896

And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

1 Chronicles 20:2
H3368

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 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
H3368

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 stones, and marble stones in abundance.

1 Chronicles 29:8
no direct Strong's tag

And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

2 Chronicles 3:6
H3368

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

2 Chronicles 9:1
H3368

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 stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

2 Chronicles 9:9
H3368

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:10
H3368

And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

2 Chronicles 20:25
H2532

And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.

2 Chronicles 21:3
no direct Strong's tag

And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

precious

PRE'CIOUS, adjective [Latin pretiosus, from pretium, price. See Praise.]

1. Of great price; costly; as a precious stone.

2. Of great value or worth; very valuable.

She is more precious than rubies. Proverbs 3:15.

3. Highly valued; much esteemed.

The word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. 1 Samuel 3:1.

4. Worthless; in irony and contempt.

Precious metals, gold and silver, so called on account of their value.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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