Of great value/ valuable
Of precious worth; very valuable.
("According to the essence of the measure of humility in man, he is the one who recognizes the precious value of his greatness and knows the height of his virtue, and in all this prevents himself from being arrogant and exalting himself above his brothers, and desires the good and virtue of every man, lest he be blessed in his heart, for only to him alone will virtue and honor come" - The King's Hand Hilchot De'ot Chapter 2, and so on: "And he should be very careful about the time that he is alive, not to waste it, for it is more precious than all the life of the world to come...everyone should keep his health and take great care of his soul" - Pela Yo'etz/ Oth 8, Life)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָקָר עֵרֶךְ
Definition (Hebrew)
בַּעַל עֵרֶךְ יָקָר. יָקָר מְאוֹד.
("לְפִי שֶׁמַּהוּת מִידַּת הָעֲנָוָה בָּאָדָם הוּא, שֶׁמַּכִּיר יְקַר עֵרֶךְ גְּדֻלָּתוֹ וְיוֹדֵעַ רוּם מַעֲלָתוֹ, וּבְכָל זֹאת מוֹנֵעַ אֶת עַצְמוֹ לְבַל יִשְׂתָּרֵר וְיִנְהֹג אֶת עַצְמוֹ בְּרָמָה עַל פְּנֵי אָחִיו, וְרוֹצֶה בְּטוֹבַת וּמַעֲלַת כָּל אָדָם, לְבַל יִתְבָּרַךְ בִּלְבָבוֹ כִּי אַךְ לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ יֶאֱתֶה הַמַּעֲלוֹת וְהַחֲשִׁיבוּת"- יַד הַמֶּלֶךְ הִלְכוֹת דֵּעוֹת פֶּרֶק ב, וְכֵן:"וְיָחוּס מְאוֹד עַל הַזְּמַן אֲשֶׁר הוּא חַי שֶׁלֹּא לְהוֹצִיאוֹ לְבַטָּלָה, כִּי הוּא יְקַר הָעֵרֶךְ מִכָּל חַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא...עַל כָּל אִישׁ לִשְׁמֹר בְּרִיאוּתוֹ וּלְהִשָּׁמֵר מְאוֹד לְנַפְשׁוֹ"-פֶּלֶא יוֹעֵץ/ אוֹת ח', חַיִּים)