יקר

יקר • (transliteration needed)

1. to be heavy
2. to honor, to be honored
3. to be precious

From Proto-Semitic *waqar- (“to be heavy or weighty; a tree laden with fruits; to be honorable or to hold weight in value”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *waqar-; compare Egyptian jqr (“excellent, worthy”) and Arabic وَقارْ‎ (waqār, “dignity, sobriety”).

יָקָר • (yakár) (feminine יְקָרָה‎, masculine plural יְקָרִים‎, feminine plural יְקָרוֹת‎)

1. expensive (having a high price, cost)
2. dear, precious
   • 1970, Dan Almagor (lyrics), Jacques Brel (music), “הגוסס [The Moribund]”, in עולמו של ז׳אק ברל [The World of Jacques Brel]‎, Israfon, performed by Israel Gurion:

     ‏היה שלום אמיל יקר.‎‎

     hayá shalóm Emíl yakár.

     Farewell, dear Emile.

• אֶבֶן יְקָרָה‎ (éven yekará)

יֹקֶר • (yóker) m

1. defective spelling of יוקר‎

• “יקר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H3368 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

• ירק‎, קיר‎