יַקִּיר ², יַקִּיר, יַקִּירָא ch, same, 1) heavy. Targ. Ps. XXXVIII, 5 (some ed. יקר). Targ. Prov. XXVII, 3.—Targ. O. Ex. IV, 10; VI, 12 י׳ ממלל heavy of speech.—Sabb. 59ᵃ די׳ when the shoe is too heavy for running. —2) dear, precious. Targ. Ps. XXXVI, 8 (ed. Lag. יקר); a. fr.—Y. Kidd. I, 58ᵈ כספא זליל כספא י׳ silver falls or rises in price (copper being the standard) נחשא י׳ וכ׳ it is copper that falls or rises (silver being the standard). Y. Ab. Zar. V, 44ᵈ אין הוה עילויה י׳ if the higher price (paid for Jewish wine) is very great; a. e. —3) honored, worthy. Targ. Deut. XXVIII, 58.—Koh. R. to XI, 1 וי׳ מאומתך and worthier than the rest of thy people; a. e.—Pl. יַקִּירִין, יַקִּירִי. Targ. Is. XXIII, 8, sq. Targ. Ez. III, 5. Targ. Num. XXII, 15; a. e.—B. Mets. 21ᵇ אגב די׳ because they are weighty; a. fr.—Fem. יַקִּירָא, יַקִּירְתָּא. Targ. Prov. III, 15. Ib. VI, 26; a. e.—Pl. יַקִּירָתָא. Targ. II Chr. XXXII, 27 (ed. Lag. יקרתא). Targ. Is. III, 17 יְקִירַת וכ׳ ed. Lag. (oth. ed. יִקְרַת) the nobles of the daughters &c.