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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.

2. (a.) Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion.

3. (n.) A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural.

Greek

1308. diaphero -- to carry through, carry about, to differ, make a ...
... surpass NASB Word Usage carry (1), differ (1), differs (1), driven about (1), essential
(1), excellent (1), makes...difference (1), more valuable (3), spread (1 ...
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5093. timios -- valued, precious
... great price, precious, honored. Cognate: 5093 (an adjective) -- properly,
valuable as having in . See 5092 (). Word Origin from ...
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4149. ploutos -- wealth
... the base of pletho; wealth (as fulness), ie (literally) money, possessions, or
(figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment -- riches. ...
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2570. kalos -- beautiful, good
... Of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally
or morally), ie Valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus ...
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1567. ekzeteo -- to seek out, demand, inquire
... by the seeker. This seeking is only as valuable (viable) as the motive
which drives it. enquire, seek after diligently. From ek ...
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370. anaxios -- unworthy
... value") -- properly, tested and , ie not equal to the task; unworthy (unfit,
inappropriate), falling short of what says is valuable -- (literally) "lacking a ...
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4186. polutimos -- very precious
... very costly, of great price. From polus and time; extremely valuable -- very costly,
of great price. see GREEK polus. see GREEK time. (polutimon) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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5096. Timon -- Timon, a Christian
... Word Origin from time Definition Timon, a Christian NASB Word Usage Timon (1). Timon.
From time; valuable; Timon, a Christian -- Timon. see GREEK time. ...
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927. barutimos -- of great value
... very precious. From barus and time; highly valuable -- very precious. see GREEK
barus. see GREEK time. (barutimou) -- 1 Occurrence. 926, 927. barutimos. 928 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6276. atheq -- valuable, advanced, eminent, surpassing
... 6275, 6276. atheq. 6277 . valuable, advanced, eminent, surpassing. Transliteration:
atheq Phonetic Spelling: (aw-thake') Short Definition: enduring. ...
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3368. yaqar -- precious, rare, splendid, weighty
... 1), weightier (1). valuable. From yaqar; valuable (obj. Or subj.): see HEBREW
yaqar. 3367, 3368. yaqar. 3369 . Strong's Numbers.
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4022. meged -- excellence
... From an unused root probably meaning to be eminent; properly, a distinguished thing;
hence something valuable, as a product or fruit -- pleasant, precious ...
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3972. meumah -- anything
... the same as mum Definition anything NASB Word Usage any sort (1), anything (13),
anything* (1), fault (1), nothing* (11), something (1), thing (1), valuable (2 ...
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2532. chemdah -- desire, delight
... Definition desire, delight NASB Word Usage beautiful (1), choice (1), desirable
(2), desire (1), pleasant (5), precious (2), regret (1), valuable (2), wealth (1 ...
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4301. matmon -- hidden treasure, treasure
... Or matmon {mat-mone'}; or matmun {mat-moon'}; from taman; a secret storehouse; hence,
a secreted valuable (buried); generally money -- hidden riches, (hid ...
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8226. saphan -- treasure
... Word Origin the same as saphan, qv. treasure A primitive root; to conceal (as a
valuable) -- treasure. 8225, 8226. saphan. 8227 . Strong's Numbers.
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3276. yaal -- to confer or gain profit or benefit
... A primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively:
useful, subjectively: benefited) -- X at all, set forward, can do good, (be ...
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2536b. chamudah -- desirableness, preciousness
... preciousness NASB Word Usage best (1), high esteem (2), highly esteemed (1), precious
(1), precious things (1), tasty (1), treasures (1), valuable (1). ...
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4261. machmad -- desire, desirable thing
... thing NASB Word Usage desirable (2), desire (3), pleasant (1), precious ones (1),
precious things (2), precious treasures (1), treasures (1), valuable (1). ...
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Library

A Valuable Legacy.
... A VALUABLE LEGACY. ... Some have left great sums of money to others and to institutions,
and these bequests have been called valuable legacies. ...
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How Valuable to the Perfect is the Forgetfulness of Sin.
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter IX. How valuable to the perfect
is the forgetfulness of sin. But with regard to this that ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter ix how valuable to.htm

The Body Valuable in God's Sight.
... Chapter VII."The body valuable in God's sight. But the proof of the possibility
of the resurrection of the flesh I have sufficiently ...
/.../chapter vii the body valuable in.htm

The New Testament Has Preserved for us the Most Valuable Portion ...
... THE ORIGIN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 4. The New Testament has preserved for us the most
valuable portion of primitive Christian literature; yet at the same time it ...
/.../harnack/the origin of the new testament/ 4 the new testament.htm

That Christ was Before the Incarnation God from Everlasting. As we ...
... Chapter I. That Christ was before the Incarnation God from everlasting. As we have
finished three books with the most certain and the most valuable witnesses. ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter i that christ was.htm

Rarity the Only Cause which Makes Such Things Valuable.
... Book I. Chapter VII."Rarity the Only Cause Which Makes Such Things Valuable.
It is only from their rarity and outlandishness that ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter vii rarity the only cause.htm

The Gods are Despised when they are Made; but Become Valuable when ...
... Theophilus to Autolycus: Book II. Chapter II."The Gods are Despised When
They are Made; But Become Valuable When Bought. And in ...
/.../theophilus/theophilus to autolycus/chapter ii the gods are despised.htm

The First Epistle to the Thessalonians the Shorter Epistles ...
... Paul's epistles... Chapter XV."The First Epistle to the Thessalonians The
Shorter Epistles Pungent in Sense and Very Valuable. St. ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xv the first epistle to.htm

Books on Introduction, Bible Dictionaries and Related Works.
... A conservative and valuable work. ... DEISSMANN, Light from the Ancient East, London
1911. Very valuable for the new light it sheds on the language of the NT. ...
/.../drummond/introduction to the new testament/i books on introduction bible.htm

Moral Obligation.
... powers of a moral agent. He has also the idea of the valuable, of right
and of wrong; of this he is conscious. But nothing else is ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture iii moral obligation.htm

Thesaurus

Valuable (17 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed;
precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo. ...
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Treasure (66 Occurrences)
... Treasure houses. The houses or magazines built for the safe keeping of treasure
and valuable articles of any kind (Ezra 5:17; 7:20; Nehemiah 10:38; Dan. 1:2). ...
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Worth (36 Occurrences)
... Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases. 2.
(a.) Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. 3 ...
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Treasury (25 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge, wisdom, wit, or
the like; a thesaurus; as, Maunder's Treasury of Botany. 5. (n.) A treasure. ...
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Concordance
... 1896). In England, in 1754, appeared the valuable Hebrew Concordance, Adapted
to the English Bible, by Dr. Taylor, of Norwich. With ...
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Wood (226 Occurrences)
... features. The trees yield a valuable, hard, close-grained timber, not readily
attacked by insects. EWG Masterman. THYINE, WOOD. thi ...
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Thyine
... fragrance. The wood of this tree was reckoned very valuable, and was used
for making articles of furniture by the Greeks and Romans. ...
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Manasseh (140 Occurrences)
... This territory on the east of Jordan was more valuable and of larger extent than
all that was allotted to the nine and a half tribes in the land of Palestine. ...
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Choice (113 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) The best part; that which is preferable. 7. (superl.) Worthy of being
chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. ...
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Treasurer (6 Occurrences)
... and all in the King James Version translated "treasure." (1) Matmon, which literally
means "a secret storehouse" and so a secreted valuable, usually money ...
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Bible Concordance

Valuable (17 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:26 See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?
(See NIV)

Matthew 10:31 Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.
(See NAS)

Matthew 12:12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 12:7 but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.
(See NAS)

Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: they don't sow, they don't reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
(WEB NAS NIV)

Acts 18:27 Then, as he had made up his mind to cross over into Greece, the brethren wrote to the disciples in Corinth begging them to give him a kindly welcome. Upon his arrival he rendered valuable help to those who through grace had believed;
(WEY)

Hebrews 10:34 For you not only showed sympathy with those who were imprisoned, but you even submitted with joy when your property was taken from you, being well aware that you have in your own selves a more valuable possession and one which will remain.
(WEY)

James 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, until the Coming of the Lord. Notice how eagerly a farmer waits for a valuable crop! He is patient over it till it has received the early and the later rain.
(WEY NIV)

1 Kings 10:21 All king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
(See NAS)

2 Chronicles 21:3 And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the oldest.
(See RSV)

2 Chronicles 32:23 Many brought gifts to Yahweh to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 32:27 Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of goodly vessels;
(See NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 36:10 At the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of Yahweh, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
(See NAS)

2 Chronicles 36:19 They burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels of it.
(See NAS)

Ezra 1:6 And all their neighbours gave them help with offerings of vessels of silver and gold and goods and beasts and things of great value, in addition to what was freely offered.
(See NAS NIV)

Proverbs 1:13 We'll find all valuable wealth. We'll fill our houses with spoil.
(WEB NIV)

Daniel 11:8 Also their gods, with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Valuable

Related Terms

Treasure (66 Occurrences)

Worth (36 Occurrences)

Treasury (25 Occurrences)

Concordance

Wood (226 Occurrences)

Thyine

Manasseh (140 Occurrences)

Choice (113 Occurrences)

Treasurer (6 Occurrences)