Words the Bible translates as precious things
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ḥamadחָמַדto find something desirable and want it, a wanting that can run all the way from quiet delight to a craving that reaches out to take
- yeqarיְקָרpreciousness: the worth of what is rare and costly, and the honor or splendor that such worth confers.
- maḥmadמַחְמָדa treasure: what or whom someone holds dear, valued for the longing it draws rather than for any price it would fetch
- megedמֶגֶדthe choicest yield: the best of what the sky, the soil, or a season brings forth
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