Rhaka means “Raca” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4469 — mamcak (“mixed wine”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4469 ῥακά (rhaka) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. rhaka (rhak-ah') aram. 1. O empty one, i.e. thou worthless (as a term of utter vilification) [of Chaldee origin] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include thou. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
rhaka (rhak-ah') aram. 1. O empty one, i.e. thou worthless (as a term of utter vilification) [of Chaldee origin] KJV: Raca Compare: H7386, G955, G4550
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4469. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
fool
Usage: ῥακά (T, ῥαχά), usually taken to represent the Aram. רֵיקָא, a shortened form of H7386, " empty," as vocalized in the Galilæan dialect; an expression of contempt, raca: Mat.5:22 (cf. DB, iv, 191 f.; and for other explanations, see Zorell, see word).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render rhaka, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G4469.
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
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Rhaka (Strong's G4469) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Raca". rhaka (rhak-ah') aram. 1. O empty one, i.e. thou worthless (as a term of utter vilification) [of Chaldee origin]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G4469 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4469 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thou. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.