Proverbs 1:13:2Prov.1.13.W2TAB
יָקָ֣ר
yakar
“precious”
- Transliteration
- ya-KAR
- Extended
- yaa-KAAR
- IPA
- /jaːˈqaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-KAR
- clause
KAL-HON ya-KAR nim-tse-A
- sentence
KAL-HON ya-KAR nim-tse-A ne-mal-LE va-TE-nu sha-LAL
Exegesis
The verse uses the noun phrase kol-hon yaqar {כָּל־ה֣וֹן יָקָ֣ר | kâl-hôn yāqār} ‘all valuable wealth’ in a construct chain to emphasize total gain.
Root and etymology
י־ק־ר
“to be precious, valuable”
In context — Proverbs 1:13
We will find all precious wealth, and we will fill our houses with plunder .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:13, so the Hebrew word יָקָ֣ר (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 Prov.1.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.13.W2.S1) and character.