Quick Definition
worthless
Strong's Definition
empty; figuratively, worthless
Derivation: or (shorter) רֵק; from H7324 (רוּק);
KJV Usage: emptied(-ty), vain (fellow, man).
TWOT Reference: 2161a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רֵיק (req) — worthless. 1) empty, vain 1a) empty (of vessels) 1b) empty, idle, worthless (ethically)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · ריק
Non-Contain
empty = state in which a container does not contain anything
Non-Possess
to be emptied out, to be stripped (of one's possession) literally: empty; hence: = state in which humans have lost their possessions
Fail
vain literally: empty; hence: = state in which words or actions have no purpose
Hunger
Collocation: נֶפֶשׁ רֵיק
hungry literally: empty throat; hence: = state in which humans are in need of food
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[רֵיק], רֵק adj. empty, vain base