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יַקִּיר‏ adj. heavy; precious

heavy OfA^Eg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA. TgPs38:5 : היך מטול יקיר‏ like a heavy burden. difficult OfA^Eg, BA^Dan, Syr. Dan2:11 : וּמִלְּתָא דִי מַלְכָּה שָׁאֵל יַקִּירָה‏ the thing the king is asking is difficult. halting JLAtg. TgO Ex6:30 : הָאְנָא יַקִיר מַמלַל‏ look, I am of halting speech. too difficult to understand JLAtg. TgJ Ez3:6 : עַמְמִין ٠٠٠ יַקִירֵי לִישָן דְלָא תִשמַע פִתגָמֵיהוֹן‏ heavy-tongued peoples whose words you would not understand. (in property) : wealthy JLAtg, Sam. TgO Gen13:2 : וְאַברָם תְקֵיף/יקיר/ לַחדָא בִבעִירָא/בגיתין/ בְכַספָא וֻבדַהבָא‏ .

honored, important Com. PJ Gen34:19 : והוא יקיר מכל ביתא דאבוי‏ he being the most respected of his father's family. noble BA^Ezra, JLAtg, LJLA. Ezra4:10 : אָסְנַפַּר רַבָּא וְיַקִּירָא‏ the great and noble Asshurbanipal. TgJ Jer48:45 : רַברְבֵי מוֹאָב וְיַקִירֵי בְנֵי אִתרְגוֹשָא‏ the great ones of Moab and the tumultuous noble folk. PJ Num22:15 : רברבין סגיאין ויקירין מאלין‏ nobles more numerous and noble than these. famous Syr, LJLA. PJ Gen34:19 . שמא רבא ויקירא‏ : the great and noble name, i.e., the Tetragram LJLA. TgJ 2K16:3tos . PJ Num5:19 .

dear, precious Com^-OA^-BA. TgPs72:14 : יהי יקיר אדימהון קדמוי‏ their blood shall be precious to Him.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 244a; DJBA: 540b; Jastrow: 591; Levy Ch-W: 1:342; Tal Sam: 358; DNWSI: 466; Cook,Qumran: 106;

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