Precious) is a moshav in northern Israel.
Located on the Mediterranean coast near Atlit and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.
[1] It was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from Maghreb and Egypt.
Its name is a Biblical word, mentioned in Deuteronomy 33:13 : " May the Lord bless this land with the precious dew from heaven above.
"[2] and in the Song of Songs 4:13; Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants.