1) empty, vain 1a) empty (of vessels) 1b) empty, idle, worthless (ethically)
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H7386 — רֵיק
req · worthless · Hebrew/Aramaic
13 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 37:24 · רֵ֔קand they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.Genesis 41:27 · הָרֵק֔וֹתMoreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.Deuteronomy 32:47 · רֵ֥קFor they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”Judges 7:16 · רֵקִ֔יםAnd he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.Judges 9:4 · רֵיקִים֙So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.Judges 11:3 · רֵיקִ֔יםSo Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.2 Samuel 6:20 · הָרֵקִֽים׃When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”2 Kings 4:3 · רֵקִ֖ים“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.2 Chronicles 13:7 · רֵקִים֙Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.Nehemiah 5:13 · וָרֵ֑קI also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.Proverbs 12:11 · רֵיקִ֣יםThe one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.Proverbs 28:19 · רֵ֝קִ֗יםThe one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.Isaiah 29:8 · וְרֵיקָ֣הas when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.