What does רֵיק (rēyq) mean in the Bible?
רֵיק (rēyq): Moves from physical emptiness to moral/spiritual worthlessness; characterizes futile human effort without divine purpose
Hebrew · H7386
רֵיק
Empty ; figuratively, worthless
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רֵיק H7386
Pronunciation rēyq
What does רֵיק (rēyq) mean in the Bible?
רֵיק (rēyq): Moves from physical emptiness to moral/spiritual worthlessness; characterizes futile human effort without divine purpose
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7386?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fantasies (2), and a large (1), and have nothing (1), empty (1), idle (1).
Where does רֵיק (rēyq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (3), Genesis (2), Proverbs (2), 2 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It fantasies 2× Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 28:19
and a large 1× Judges 7:16
and have nothing 1× Nehemiah 5:13
empty 1× 2 Kings 4:3
idle 1× Deuteronomy 32:47
some worthless 1× Judges 9:4
still hungry 1× Isaiah 29:8
the empty 1× Ezekiel 24:11
Then worthless 1× 2 Chronicles 13:7
vulgar person 1× 2 Samuel 6:20
was empty 1× Genesis 37:24
where worthless men 1× Judges 11:3
worthless 1× Genesis 41:27
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 37:24 רֵ֔ק to was empty Adjective - masculine singular Genesis 41:27 הָרֵק֔וֹת to worthless Article | Adjective - feminine plural Deuteronomy 32:47 רֵ֥ק to idle Adjective - masculine singular Judges 7:16 רֵקִ֔ים to and a large Adjective - masculine plural Judges 9:4 רֵיקִים֙ to some worthless Adjective - masculine plural Judges 11:3 רֵיקִ֔ים to where worthless men Adjective - masculine plural 2 Samuel 6:20 הָרֵקִֽים׃ to vulgar person Article | Adjective - masculine plural 2 Kings 4:3 רֵקִ֖ים to empty Adjective - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 13:7 רֵקִים֙ to Then worthless Adjective - masculine plural Nehemiah 5:13 וָרֵ֑ק to and have nothing Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 37:24
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 10
Genesis 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 3 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
הָרֵק֔וֹת 1x hā·rê·qō·wṯ Genesis 41:27
הָרֵקִֽים׃ 1x hā·rê·qîm 2 Samuel 6:20
וְרֵיקָ֣ה 1x wə·rê·qāh Isaiah 29:8
וָרֵ֑ק 1x wā·rêq Nehemiah 5:13
רֵיקִים֙ 1x rê·qîm Judges 9:4
רֵיקִ֔ים 1x rê·qîm Judges 11:3
רֵיקִ֣ים 1x rê·qîm Proverbs 12:11
רֵ֔ק 1x rêq Genesis 37:24
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural 7x Judges 7:16, Judges 9:4, Judges 11:3, 2 Kings 4:3
Adjective - masculine singular 2x Genesis 37:24, Deuteronomy 32:47
Adjective - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 24:11
Article | Adjective - feminine plural 1x Genesis 41:27
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 6:20
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 29:8
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 5:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Moves from physical emptiness to moral/spiritual worthlessness; characterizes futile human effort without divine purpose
Source Gloss
empty ; figuratively, worthless
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Moves from physical emptiness to moral/spiritual worthlessness; characterizes futile human effort without divine purpose
empty; figuratively, worthless BDB: empty Usage: emptied(-ty), vain (fellow, man).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
pursuing empty or frivolous pursuits lacks sense and wisdom
chasing worthless schemes leads to poverty and lack
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
רֵיק 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.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain