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רֵיק H7386

H7386 is the Hebrew word רֵיק, transliterated rêyq and said rake. The King James Version most often renders it empty.

Word: רֵיקTransliteration: rêyqSaid: rakeLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 14 verses

What it means

empty; figuratively, worthless.

Where it comes from

or (shorter) רֵק; from H7324 (רוּק).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

empty 5×vain 5×vain fellows 1×even empty 1×emptied 1×after vain 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: emptied(-ty), vain (fellow, man).

Verses using רֵיק

All 14 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 37:24 · KJV

And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

Genesis 41:27 · KJV

And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

Deuteronomy 32:47 · KJV

For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

Judges 7:16 · KJV

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

Judges 9:4 · KJV

And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

Judges 11:3 · KJV

Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

2 Samuel 6:20 · KJV

Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

2 Kings 4:3 · KJV

Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

2 Chronicles 13:7 · KJV

And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

Nehemiah 5:13 · KJV

Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

Proverbs 12:11 · KJV

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Proverbs 28:19 · KJV

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Isaiah 29:8 · KJV

It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

Ezekiel 24:11 · KJV

Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7386 mean?

H7386 is the Hebrew word רֵיק (rêyq), meaning empty; figuratively, worthless.

How is H7386 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it empty (5 times), vain (5 times), vain fellows (1 time), even empty (1 time), emptied (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7386 appear in the Bible?

רֵיק (rêyq) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7386 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shorter) רֵק; from H7324 (רוּק).

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