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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 - unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been for me, surely now empty thou hadst sent me away; mine affliction and the labour of my hands hath God seen, and reproveth yesternight.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:21 - 'And I have given the grace of this people in the eyes of the Egyptians, and it hath come to pass, when ye go, ye go not empty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:15 - the Feast of Unleavened things thou dost keep; seven days thou dost eat unleavened things, as I have commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month of Abib; for in it thou hast come forth out of Egypt, and ye do not appear in My presence empty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:20 - and the firstling of an ass thou dost ransom with a lamb; and if thou dost not ransom, then thou hast beheaded it; every first-born of thy sons thou dost ransom, and they do not appear before Me empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:13 - And when thou dost send him away free from thee, thou dost not send him away empty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:16 - 'Three times in a year doth every one of thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which He doth choose -- in the feast of unleavened things, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of booths; and they do not appear before Jehovah empty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:21 - I went out full, and empty hath Jehovah brought me back, why do ye call me Naomi, and Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath done evil to me?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:17 - And she saith, 'These six measures of barley he hath given to me, for he said, Thou dost not go in empty unto thy mother-in-law.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:3 - And they say, 'If ye are sending away the ark of the God of Israel, ye do not send it away empty; for ye do certainly send back to Him a guilt-offering; then ye are healed, and it hath been known to you why His hand doth not turn aside from you.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - From the blood of the wounded, From the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan Hath not turned backward; And the sword of Saul doth not return empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:4 - If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:11 - So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that for which I sent it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3 - And their honourable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, They have not found water, They have turned back -- their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, And have blushed and covered their head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 - For, lo, I am stirring up, And am causing to come up against Babylon, An assembly of great nations from a land of the north, And they have set in array against her, From thence she is captured, Its arrow -- as a skilful hero -- returneth not empty,
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