What does רֵיקָם (rēyqām) mean in the Bible?
רֵיקָם (rēyqām): Denotes futility and wasted effort: labor that produces nothing, or suffering inflicted without just cause.
Hebrew · H7387
רֵיקָם
Emptily ; figuratively (objective) ineffectually , (subjective) undeservedly
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רֵיקָםH7387
Pronunciationrēyqām
What does רֵיקָם (rēyqām) mean in the Bible?
רֵיקָם (rēyqām): Denotes futility and wasted effort: labor that produces nothing, or suffering inflicted without just cause.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7387?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include empty-handed (9), empty (5), without cause (2).
Where does רֵיקָם (rēyqām) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Deuteronomy (2), Jeremiah (2), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itempty-handed9×Genesis 31:42, Exodus 3:21, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:20
empty5×Ruth 1:21, 1 Samuel 6:3, 2 Samuel 1:22, Isaiah 55:11
without cause2×Psalms 7:4, Psalms 25:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:42רֵיקָ֣םtoempty-handedAdverbExodus 3:21רֵיקָֽם׃toempty-handedAdverbExodus 23:15רֵיקָֽם׃toempty-handedAdverbExodus 34:20רֵיקָֽם׃toempty-handedAdverbDeuteronomy 15:13רֵיקָֽם׃toempty-handedAdverbDeuteronomy 16:16רֵיקָֽם׃toempty-handedAdverbRuth 1:21וְרֵיקָ֖םtoemptyConjunctive waw | AdverbRuth 3:17רֵיקָ֖םtoempty-handedAdverb1 Samuel 6:3רֵיקָ֔םtoemptyAdverb2 Samuel 1:22רֵיקָֽם׃toemptyAdverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 31:42
Aligned rows16
Books represented10
Genesis1Exodus3Deuteronomy2Ruth21 Samuel12 Samuel1Job1Psalms2Isaiah1Jeremiah2
Source forms
רֵיקָֽם׃9xrê·qāmExodus 3:21, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:20, Deuteronomy 15:13
רֵיקָ֔ם2xrê·qām1 Samuel 6:3, Jeremiah 14:3
רֵיקָ֑ם2xrê·qāmJob 22:9, Isaiah 55:11
וְרֵיקָ֖ם1xwə·rê·qāmRuth 1:21
רֵיקָ֣ם1xrê·qāmGenesis 31:42
רֵיקָ֖ם1xrê·qāmRuth 3:17
Parsing patterns
Adverb15xGenesis 31:42, Exodus 3:21, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:20
Conjunctive waw | Adverb1xRuth 1:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes futility and wasted effort: labor that produces nothing, or suffering inflicted without just cause.
Source Gloss
emptily ; figuratively (objective) ineffectually , (subjective) undeservedly
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes futility and wasted effort: labor that produces nothing, or suffering inflicted without just cause.
emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly BDB: emptily Usage: without cause, empty, in vain, void.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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