Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #7386 - רֵיק req (empty)


Original Word:רֵיק
Transliteration: req
Definition:empty, vain
Part of Speech:Adjective
Phonetic Spelling:(rake)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

emptied, vain fellow, man

Or (shorter) req {rake}; from ruwq; empty; figuratively, worthless -- emptied(-ty), vain (fellow, man).

see HEBREW ruwq


Englishman's Concordance

1) empty, vain
1a) empty (of vessels)
1b) empty, idle, worthless (ethically)
Part of Speech: adjective
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H7324
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2161a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[רֵיק], רֵקadjectiveempty, vain — masculine absolute רֵקGenesis 37:24 2t.; feminine דֵקָה feminine דֵקָהEzekiel 24:11; Isaiah 29:8; masculine plural רֵ(י)קִיםJudges 7:16 +; feminine plural רֵקוֺתGenesis 41:27; —

1empty, of vessels 2 Kings 4:3; Judges 7:16; Ezekiel 24:11Jeremiah 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; דֵּקּוֺתGenesis 41:6; Genesis 41:7; Genesis 41:23; Genesis 41:24); רֵקָה נַפְשׁוֺIsaiah 29:8 (compare Isaiah 32:61).

2empty, idle, worthless, ethically; אנשׁים ריקיםworthless fellowsJudges 9:4; Judges 11:3; 2Chronicles 13:7, so הָרֵקִים alone(as substantive) 2 Samuel 6:20; מְרַדֵּף רֵיקִיםProverbs 12:11 AV RV of persons; < vain, unprofitable things, Proverbs 28:19 (see Toy); מִן׳דָּבָר רDeuteronomy 32:47 (D) a thing too empty (of significance) for you; + (probably) Psalm 4:3 (רֵיק for ᵑ0רִיק) love an empty thing ("" כזב), of abortive course of action.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 7386. רֵק (req or req) — 14 Occurrences

Genesis 37:24
HEB:הַבֹּ֑רָה וְהַבּ֣וֹר רֵ֔ק אֵ֥ין בּ֖וֹ
NAS: Now the pit was empty, without
KJV: and the pit [was] empty, [there was] no water
INT: the pit now the pit was empty without water

Genesis 41:27
HEB:וְשֶׁ֤בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ הָרֵק֔וֹת שְׁדֻפ֖וֹת הַקָּדִ֑ים
KJV: and the seven empty ears
INT: and the seven ears empty scorched the east

Deuteronomy 32:47
HEB:לֹֽא־ דָבָ֨ר רֵ֥ק הוּא֙ מִכֶּ֔ם
NAS:For it is not an idle word
KJV:For it [is] not a vain thing
INT: not word an idle he at

Judges 7:16
HEB:כֻּלָּם֙ וְכַדִּ֣ים רֵקִ֔ים וְלַפִּדִ֖ים בְּת֥וֹךְ
NAS: trumpets and empty pitchers
KJV: in every man's hand, with empty pitchers,
INT: of all pitchers and empty torches inside

Judges 9:4
HEB:אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ אֲנָשִׁ֤ים רֵיקִים֙ וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
NAS: hired worthless and reckless
KJV: hired vain and light
INT: Abimelech persons worthless and reckless along

Judges 11:3
HEB:יִפְתָּח֙ אֲנָשִׁ֣ים רֵיקִ֔ים וַיֵּצְא֖וּ עִמּֽוֹ׃
NAS: of Tob; and worthless fellows
KJV: and there were gathered vain men
INT: Jephthah men and worthless went with

2 Samuel 6:20
HEB:נִגְל֖וֹת אַחַ֥ד הָרֵקִֽים׃
NAS: as one of the foolish ones shamelessly
KJV: as one of the vain fellows shamelessly
INT: uncovers one of the foolish

2 Kings 4:3
HEB:ק) כֵּלִ֥ים רֵקִ֖ים אַל־ תַּמְעִֽיטִי׃
NAS: your neighbors, [even] empty vessels;
KJV: of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels;
INT: inhabitant vessels empty not get

2 Chronicles 13:7
HEB:עָלָ֗יו אֲנָשִׁ֤ים רֵקִים֙ בְּנֵ֣י בְלִיַּ֔עַל
NAS:and worthless men gathered
KJV: And there are gathered unto him vain men,
INT: about men and worthless the son of Belial

Nehemiah 5:13
HEB:יִהְיֶ֥ה נָע֖וּר וָרֵ֑ק וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ כָֽל־
NAS: may he be shaken out and emptied. And all
KJV: even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation
INT: become may he be shaken and emptied said and all

Proverbs 12:11
HEB:לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף רֵיקִ֣ים חֲסַר־ לֵֽב׃
NAS: But he who pursues worthless [things] lacks
KJV: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void
INT: of bread pursues worthless lacks sense

Proverbs 28:19
HEB:לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֥ף רֵ֝קִ֗ים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־ רִֽישׁ׃
NAS: But he who follows empty [pursuits] will have
KJV: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.
INT: of food follows empty plenty poverty

Isaiah 29:8
HEB:אוֹכֵ֗ל וְהֵקִיץ֮ וְרֵיקָ֣ה נַפְשׁוֹ֒ וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: his hunger is not satisfied, Or as when
KJV: and his soul is empty: or as when
INT: is eating awaketh satisfied his hunger after

Ezekiel 24:11
HEB:עַל־ גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ רֵקָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן תֵּחַ֜ם
NAS: Then set it empty on its coals So
KJV: Then set it empty upon the coals
INT: on coals empty So may be hot

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