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Proverbs 17:27

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Masoretic Text 1524

H2820 spareth חושׂך

H561 his words אמריו

H3045 He that hath knowledge יודע

H1847 דעת

H7119 וקר

H7119 רוח

H376 and a man אישׁ

H8394 of understanding תבונה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

that

hath

H3045 knowledge

H2820 spareth

his

H561 words

and

H376 man

H8394 understanding

H3368 excellent

H7307 spirit

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H3368

Hebrew: יָקָר

Transliteration: yâqâr

Pronunciation: yaw-kawr'

Part of Speech: Adjective

Bible Usage: {brightness} {clear} {costly} {excellent} {fat} honourable {women} {precious} reputation.

Definition:

valuable (objectively or subjectively)

1. valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid

a. precious

1. costly

2. precious, highly valued

3. precious stones or jewels

b. rare

c. glorious, splendid

d. weighty, influential

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906