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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Precious
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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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7 occurrences in 7 verses.
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Genesis
11 verses
Deuteronomy
54 verses
1 Samuel
22 verses
2 Samuel
11 verses
1 Kings
33 verses
2 Kings
43 verses
1 Chronicles
33 verses
2 Chronicles
77 verses
Ezra
22 verses
Job
22 verses
Psalms
66 verses
Proverbs
77 verses
Ecclesiastes
11 verses
Isaiah
54 verses
Jeremiah
22 verses
Lamentations
11 verses
Ezekiel
44 verses
Daniel
33 verses
Matthew
11 verses
Mark
11 verses
1 Corinthians
11 verses
James
11 verses
1 Peter
55 verses
2 Peter
22 verses
Revelation
65 verses
Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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יָקָר
yâqâr · yaw-kawr'
25 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
Strong's KJV usage: brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 3:1Strong's last: Daniel 11:38
Open full H3368 profile →τίμιος
tímios · tim'-ee-os
10 times translated as this KJV form14 total Strong's occurrences
valuable, i.e. (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively) beloved
Strong's KJV usage: :--dear, honourable, (more, most) precious, had in reputation.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 3:12Strong's last: Revelation 21:19
Open full G5093 profile →יָקַר
yâqar · yaw-kar'
8 times translated as this KJV form11 total Strong's occurrences
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
Open full H3365 profile →חֶמְדָּה
chemdâh · khem-daw'
4 times translated as this KJV form25 total Strong's occurrences
delight
Strong's KJV usage: desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.
Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 20:25Strong's last: Daniel 11:43
Open full H2532 profile →טוֹב
ṭôwb · tobe
4 times translated as this KJV form558 total Strong's occurrences
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
Open full H2896 profile →ἔντιμος
éntimos · en'-tee-mos
2 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
valued (figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--dear, more honourable, precious, in reputation.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Peter 2:4Strong's last: 1 Peter 2:6
Open full G1784 profile →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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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
Open full G2472 profile →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.
Strong's first: Mark 14:3Strong's last: Mark 14:3
Open full G4185 profile →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
Open full G5092 profile →חֵן
chên · khane
1 times translated as this KJV form68 total Strong's occurrences
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
Strong's KJV usage: favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 17:8Strong's last: Proverbs 17:8
Open full H2580 profile →חֹפֶשׁ
Chôphesh · kho'-fesh
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
something spread loosely, i.e. a carpet
Strong's KJV usage: precious.
Strong's first: Ezekiel 27:20Strong's last: Ezekiel 27:20
Open full H2667 profile →יְקָר
yᵉqâr · yek-awr'
1 times translated as this KJV form17 total Strong's occurrences
value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity
Strong's KJV usage: honour, precious (things), price.
Strong's first: Proverbs 20:15Strong's last: Proverbs 20:15
Open full H3366 profile →מֶגֶד
meged · meh'-ghed
1 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as a product or fruit
Strong's KJV usage: pleasant, precious fruit (thing).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Deuteronomy 33:14Strong's last: Deuteronomy 33:14
Open full H4022 profile →מֶשֶׁךְ
meshek · meh'shek
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
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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H3368
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
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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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