Precious in Hebrew is יָקָר (yaqár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יָקָר
yaqár
adjective · masculine
In English
precious
/ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for precious as an adjective.
of high value or worth
- יָקָריקרyaqármasculine
regarded with love
- יָקָריקרyaqármasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word יָקָר.
- Written with vowel points
- יָקָר
- Written without vowel points
- יקר
- Said
- yaqár
- Feminine form
- יְקָרָה
- Its meanings in English
- precious, expensive, dear, precious
These English words share a Hebrew word with precious.
These words come before and after precious in the list.
These are the questions people ask about precious in Hebrew.
How do you say precious in Hebrew?
precious in Hebrew is יָקָר, said yaqár. Without vowel points it is written יקר.
What else does יקר mean in English?
Besides precious, יקר can mean expensive and dear, precious.
How is precious pronounced in English?
precious is pronounced /ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry precious and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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