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Lexicon :: Strong's H7387 - rêqām

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רֵיקָם
Transliteration
rêqām
Pronunciation
ray-kawm'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2161c

Strong’s Definitions

רֵיקָם rêyqâm, ray-kawm'; from H7386; emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly:—without cause, empty, in vain, void.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H7387 in the following manner: empty (12x), without cause (2x), void (1x), vain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H7387 in the following manner: empty (12x), without cause (2x), void (1x), vain (1x).

  1. vainly, emptily

    1. in empty condition, empty, emptily

    2. in vain, without effect, vainly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֵיקָם rêyqâm, ray-kawm'; from H7386; emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly:—without cause, empty, in vain, void.
STRONGS H7387: Abbreviations
† רֵיקָם adverb emptily, vainly; —
1. in empty condition, empty = with empty hands; with verb of sending Genesis 31:42 (E), Deuteronomy 15:13; 1 Samuel 6:3; Job 22:9; of going forth Exodus 3:21, returning Ruth 1:21; Ruth 3:17; = without an offering, לֹא יֵרָאוּ פָנַי ד׳ Exodus 23:15 (E) = Exodus 34:20 (J), more fully Deuteronomy 16:16 (compare [פָּנֶה] II. 2 ראה Niph. 1 b).
2. in vain, without effect : with שׁוּב 2 Samuel 1:22 (poem), Isaiah 55:11; Jeremiah 14:3 (but see רֵיק 1), Jeremiah 50:9; probably also צוֺרֲרִי ר׳ Psalm 7:5 those who were my adversaries in vain (without success); הַבּוֺגְדִים ר׳ Psalm 25:3 that deal treacherously in vain <in both most without cause).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:42

Exodus

3:21; 23:15; 34:20

Deuteronomy

15:13; 16:16

Ruth

1:21; 3:17

1 Samuel

6:3

2 Samuel

1:22

Job

22:9

Psalms

7:5; 25:3

Isaiah

55:11

Jeremiah

14:3; 50:9

H7387

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7387 matches the Hebrew רֵיקָם (rêqām),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - “If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and [the Feared One] of Isaac, had not been with me, most certainly you would have sent me away now empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and humiliation and the [exhausting] labor of my hands, so He rendered judgment and rebuked you last night.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:21 - “And I will grant this people favor and respect in the sight of the Egyptians; therefore, it shall be that when you go, you will not go empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:15 - “You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed [but you shall bring sacrificial offerings].

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:20 - “You shall redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. You shall redeem all the firstborn of your sons. None of you are to appear before Me empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:13 - “When you set him free, you shall not let him go away empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:16 -

“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) and at the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and at the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles), and they shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:21 - “I left full [with a husband and two sons], but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, since the LORD has testified against me and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:17 - She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, and he said to me, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:3 - They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty [without a gift]; but be sure to return [it] to Him [together with] a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 -

“From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty,

The bow of Jonathan did not turn back,

And the sword of Saul did not return empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 -

“You have sent widows away empty-handed,

And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:4 -

If I have done evil to him who was at peace with me,

Or without cause robbed him who was my enemy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 -

Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed;

Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:11 -

So will My word be which goes out of My mouth;

It will not return to Me void (useless, without result),

Without accomplishing what I desire,

And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3 -

“Their nobles have sent their servants for water;

They have come to the cisterns and found no water.

They have returned with empty vessels;

They have been shamed and humiliated,

And they cover their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 -

“For behold, I will stir up and bring up against Babylon

An assembly of great nations from the north country.

They will equip themselves and set up the battle lines against her;

From there she will be taken captive.

Their arrows will be like an expert warrior

Who will not return empty-handed.

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