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presh´us (stands for 17 different words, chief of which are יקר, yaÌ„kÌ£ar; τιÌμιος, tıÌmios): (1) Generally in the literal sense, “of great price,†“costly,†“expensive,†of material things (e.g. ; ; the King James Version), especially of precious stones (; ; the King James Version, etc.). (2) Sometimes “of great moral (non-material) value.†“Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints†(); “his precious and exceeding great promises†(); compare ; . The literal and the moral senses are both involved in the expression, “knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things,... but with precious blood†(, ). “Preciousness†(τιμηÌ, timeÌ„Ì) occurs in the American Standard Revised Version, the English Revised Version, for the King James Version “precious.â€