Jeremiah 15:19:9Jer.15.19.W9TAB
יָקָ֛ר
yakar
“what is precious”
- Transliteration
- ya-KAR
- Extended
- yaa-KAAR
- IPA
- /jaːˈqaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- what is precious
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ya-KAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-to-TSI ya-KAR
- clause
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH im-ta-SHUV va-a-shi-VE-kha le-fa-NAI ta-a-MOD ve-im-to-TSI ya-KAR mi-zo-LEL ke-FI ti-he-YE
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH im-ta-SHUV va-a-shi-VE-kha le-fa-NAI ta-a-MOD ve-im-to-TSI ya-KAR mi-zo-LEL ke-FI ti-he-YE ya-SHU-vu HE-ma E-le-KHA ve-a-TA lo-ta-SHUV a-le-HEM
Exegesis
The idiom totzi yakar mizolel {תּוֹצִ֥יא יָקָ֛ר מִזּוֹלֵ֖ל | tō-ṣîʾ yā-qār mi-zō-lēl} “bring out the precious from the worthless” conveys discerning true value, and the simile kefi tihyeh {כְּפִי תִֽהְיֶה | kə-pî tih-yeh} “as my mouth” depicts prophetic speech.
Root and etymology
י־ק־ר
“precious, valued”
In context — Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore thus says the LORD : If you return, then I will restore you, and you will stand before Me. And if you extract the precious from the worthless, you will be like My mouth. They will return to you, but you shall not return to them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 15:19, so the Hebrew word יָקָ֛ר (yakar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.15.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.19.W9.S1) and character.