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Lexicon :: Strong's H7386 - rêq

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רֵיק
Transliteration
rêq
Pronunciation
rake
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2161a

Strong’s Definitions

רֵיק rêyq, rake; or (shorter) רֵק rêq; from H7324; empty; figuratively, worthless:—emptied(-ty), vain (fellow, man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H7386 in the following manner: empty (6x), vain (5x), emptied (1x), vain men (1x), vain fellows (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H7386 in the following manner: empty (6x), vain (5x), emptied (1x), vain men (1x), vain fellows (1x).

  1. empty, vain

    1. empty (of vessels)

    2. empty, idle, worthless (ethically)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֵיק rêyq, rake; or (shorter) רֵק rêq; from H7324; empty; figuratively, worthless:—emptied(-ty), vain (fellow, man).
STRONGS H7386: Abbreviations
† [רֵיק], רֵק adjective empty, vain — masculine absolute רֵק Genesis 37:24 + 2 times; feminine דֵקָה feminine דֵקָה Ezekiel 24:11; Isaiah 29:8; masculine plural רֵ(י)קִים Judges 7:16 +; feminine plural רֵקוֺת Genesis 41:27; —
1. empty, of vessels 2 Kings 4:3; Judges 7:16; Ezekiel 24:11 — Jeremiah 14:3 (רֵיקִים for דֵיקָם), Jeremiah 51:34 (רֵיק for רִיק); of pit Genesis 37:24 (J), lap Nehemiah 5:13, ears of grain Genesis 41:27 (E; דֵּקּוֺת Genesis 41:6; Genesis 41:7; Genesis 41:23; Genesis 41:24); רֵקָה נַפְשׁוֺ Isaiah 29:8 (compare Isaiah 32:6 √ 1).
2. empty, idle, worthless, ethically; אנשׁים ריקים worthless fellows Judges 9:4; Judges 11:3; 2 Chronicles 13:7, so הָרֵקִים alone(as substantive) 2 Samuel 6:20; מְרַדֵּף רֵיקִים Proverbs 12:11 AV RV of persons; < vain, unprofitable things, Proverbs 28:19 (see Toy); מִן דָּבָר ר׳ Deuteronomy 32:47 (D) a thing too empty (of significance) for you; + (probably) Psalm 4:3 (רֵיק for MT רִיק) love an empty thing (|| כזב), of abortive course of action.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:24; 37:24; 41:6; 41:7; 41:23; 41:24; 41:27; 41:27

Deuteronomy

32:47

Judges

7:16; 7:16; 9:4; 11:3

2 Samuel

6:20

2 Kings

4:3

2 Chronicles

13:7

Nehemiah

5:13

Psalms

4:3

Proverbs

12:11; 28:19

Isaiah

29:8; 29:8; 32:6

Jeremiah

14:3; 51:34

Ezekiel

24:11; 24:11

H7386

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7386 matches the Hebrew רֵיק (rêq),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:24 - and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:27 - The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:47 - They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:16 - Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:4 - They gave him seventy shekels[fn] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels, who became his followers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:3 - So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a gang of scoundrels gathered around him and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:20 - When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:3 - Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:7 - Some worthless scoundrels gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive and not strong enough to resist them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:13 - I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!” At this the whole assembly said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:19 - Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - as when a hungry person dreams of eating, but awakens hungry still; as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking, but awakens faint and thirsty still. So will it be with the hordes of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows, so that its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away.
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