What does רֵיק · μάταιος mean in the Bible?
רֵיק · μάταιος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "empty, vain, lacking substance".
Hebrew · H7386, G3152
רֵיקִים
Empty ; figuratively, worthless · futile
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רֵיק H7386 empty ; figuratively, worthless
Pronunciation rēyq
Moves from physical emptiness to moral/spiritual worthlessness; characterizes futile human effort without divine purpose
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μάταιος G3152 futile
Pronunciation mátaios
Empty of real effect or substance; futile efforts that produce nothing of lasting value.
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What does רֵיקִים (reqim) mean in the Bible?
רֵיק · μάταιος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "empty, vain, lacking substance".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7386, G3152?
H7386, G3152 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. empty, vain, lacking substance
Strong's H7386, G3152
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Source Gloss
empty, vain, lacking substance
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רֵיקִים is built from this root:
רוּק H7324
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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