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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.

Jeremiah 20:5
no direct Strong's tag

Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

Lamentations 4:2
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!

Ezekiel 22:25
no direct Strong's tag

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

Ezekiel 27:22
H3368

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Ezekiel 28:13
H3368

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious 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 11:8
H2532

And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

Daniel 11:38
H3368

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 stones, and pleasant things.

Daniel 11:43
H2532

But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

Matthew 26:7
G927

There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

Mark 14:3
G4185

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

1 Corinthians 3:12
G5093

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

James 5:7
G5093

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

1 Peter 1:7
no direct Strong's tag

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

1 Peter 1:19
G5093

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

1 Peter 2:4
G1784

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

1 Peter 2:6
G1784

Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

1 Peter 2:7
G5092

Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

2 Peter 1:1
G2472

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

2 Peter 1:4
G5093

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Revelation 17:4
G5093

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Revelation 18:12
G5093

The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

Revelation 18:12
G5093

The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

Revelation 18:16
G5093

And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

Revelation 21:11
G5093

Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

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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