Proverbs 12:27:5Prov.12.27.W5TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
ya-KAR kha-RUTS
- clause
ve-HON-a-DAM ya-KAR kha-RUTS
- sentence
lo-ya-KHO-rekh re-mi-YA TSEI-do ve-HON-a-DAM ya-KAR kha-RUTS
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction ve {וְ | wə} introduces the positive clause, where hon {הוֹן | hôn} “wealth” of adam {אָדָם | ’ā-dām} “man” is described by the compound yakar charutz {יָקָר חָרוּץ | yā-qār ḥā-rûṣ} “precious diligence”. The construct chain remiyyah tzeido illustrates possessive linkage. The shift from verbal action in the first half to nominal valuation in the second heightens the moral contrast between neglect and industriousness.
Root and etymology
y-q-ryod–qof–resh
“to be precious; esteemed”
In context — Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man does not roast his game, but diligence is a man’s precious wealth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:27, 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.12.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.27.W5.S1) and character.