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Nave Topical Bible
• Precious Stones
Thompson Chain Reference
• Stones, Precious
• Precious Stones
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Precious Stones
• Macassars, Precious Metal
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Precious Stones
Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Stones, Precious
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Stones, Precious
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Stones, Precious
• Precious Stones
• Jewels and Precious Stones
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Precious Stones
• Precious
King James Dictionary
• Precious
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sisters of the Precious Blood (Maria Stein)
• Sisters of the Most Precious Blood (O'fallon)
• Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood
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Smith Bible Dictionary
• Stones Precious
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Precious, Preciousness
• Precious
Webster Dictionary
• Precious
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Precious
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Precious
• Precious Stones
• Stones, Precious:
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Stones, Precious.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Archconfraternity of the Most Precious Blood
• Congregation of the Most Precious Blood
• Congregations of the Precious Blood
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Precious Stones
• Stones, Precious
Lexicons
• ܝܰܩܺܝܪܳܐ
• ܝܰܩܰܪ
• ܡܝܰܩܪܳܐ
• βαρύτιμος
• ἔντιμος
• ἰσότιμος
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• חָמַד , חֲמֻדוֹת
• חֶמְדָּה
• חַמוּאֵּל
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PRE'CIOUS, a. L. pretiosus, from pretium, price. See Praise.

1. Of great price costly as a precious stone.

2. Of great value or worth very valuable.

She is more precious than rubies. Proverbs 3

3. Highly valued much esteemed.

The word of the Lord was precious in those days there was no open vision. 1 Samuel 3

4. Worthless in irony and contempt.

Precious metals, gold and silver, so called on account of their value.