Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7385 |
|---|---|
| Word: | רִיק |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7324 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | riyq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | reek |
| Meaning: | 1. emptiness 2. (figuratively) a worthless thing 3. adverbially, in vain |
| KJV Renderings: | empty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity. |
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רִיק noun [masculine] emptiness, vanity; — chiefly in adverb phrase לְרִיק Isa 46:4; Job 39:16 in vain (of labour without benefit), so ׳ לָר Lev 26:16; Lev 26:20 ( H ), Isa 65:23 and as adverb accusative רִיק Isa 30:7; Ps 73:13, probably also Ps 2:1 (most = empty scheme as רֵיק 2) compare Ps 4:3 (read probably רֵיק); בְּדֵי דִיק Jer 51:58 = Hab 2:13. — Jer 51:34 see רֵיק 1 above
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
