Aramaic

Honorable

יַקִּירStrong’s H3358

yaqqir (yaq-qir)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yaqqir is the Aramaic word usually translated “honorable” and “difficult”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

Daniel 2:11 KJV

Meaning

Rare, noble, famous, difficulthonourable · difficult (meton)

How it's translated

and honorable 1
difficult 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Ezra 1
Daniel 1

2 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Ezra 4:10And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.

Aramaic dictionary

יַקִּיר yaqqir · honorable

1) rare, noble, famous, difficult 1a) honourable 1b) difficult (meton)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “honorable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

HON'ORABLE, adjective

[Latin honorabilis.]

Holding a distinguished rank in society; illustrious or noble.“Many of them believed; also of honorable women who were Greeks--not a few” Acts 17:12
Possessing a high mind; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude or reputation.
Conferring honor, or procured by noble deeds; as honorable wounds.
Consistent with honor or reputation.

All definitions

Respected; worthy of respect; regarded with esteem.
Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as an honorable burial.
Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; not reproachful; as an honorable motive.
Not to be disgraced.
Honest; without hypocrisy or deceit; fair.
An epithet of respect or distinction; as the honorable senate; the honorable gentleman.
Becoming men of rank and character, or suited to support men in a station of dignity; as an honorable salary.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.