Jastrow: יְקָר

יְקָר, יְקָרָא ch. same 1) honor, dignity. Targ. Ex. XVI, 7. Targ. Ps. LXXXVII, 3. Ib. VIII, 6 Ms. (ed. אַיְקָרָא, v. אִיקָר); a. fr.—Ber. 28ᵃ top מַן י׳ Ms. M. (ed. כסא דמוקרא, Ms. F. דִּיקָרָא) a vessel of honor (precious vessel). Snh. 46ᵇ הספידא י׳ וכ׳ are funeral ceremonies (eulogies, wailings &c.) for the honor of the deceased or of the survivors? Ib. הנהו בני י׳ נינהו were those (the survivors of the house of Jeroboam) worthy of honors?—Lev. R. s. 34 לית היא עבדא לִיקָרָךְ she acts (treats thee) not according to thy dignity; Gen. R. s. 17 לִיקַרְתָּךְ. Ib. דליתה מִיְּקָרָךְ for she is not (part) of thy dignity, i.e. not worthy of thee; Yalk. Lev. 665 דלית היא יקרך, a. דיקרך; Yalk. Is. 352 דיק׳; Y. Keth. XI, 34ᵇ bot. דאִיקְרָךְ.—Ber. 19ᵃ הקב"ה תבע בִּיקָרֵיה the Lord takes up the cause of his offended dignity; a. fr.—Pl. יִקְרַיָּא. B. Kam. 102ᵇ bot. יִקְרַיְיכוּ, v. זִילוּתָא. —2) value, price. Targ. Ps. XLIX, 9 אילו יהיב יקר וכ׳ Ms. (ed. Lag. ויהיב יקר; ed. ויהי יקיר) were he to pay the price for their redemption.—Y. Sabb. VI, 8ᵃ bot. (in a prob. corrupted sentence) וי׳ אוף ציבחר הוה סידרה יקיר though the value (of the sandal) was but a trifle, yet order (consistency in decisions) is precious; Y. Yeb. XII, 12ᵈ top (corr. acc.).