Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
vain
Usage: emptiness, vanity, empty, idle, vain
Strong's Number
H7385
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
6
Strong's H7385 Quick Answer
Strong's H7385 רִיק (riyq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. riyq (reek) n-m. 1. emptiness 2. (figuratively) a worthless thing It has 12 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include vain, vanity, thing, and empty. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- riyq (reek) n-m. 1. emptiness 2. (figuratively) a worthless thing
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- vain, vanity, thing, and empty
Meaning and Definition
riyq (reek) n-m. 1. emptiness 2. (figuratively) a worthless thing 3. adverbially, in vain [from H7324] KJV: empty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity. Root(s): H7324
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7385. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7385 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render riyq, 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.
How Strong's H7385 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7385 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7385 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7385.
I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7385, grouped by book.
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7385 FAQ
What does riq (רִיק) mean?
Riq (Strong's H7385) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "emptiness". riyq (reek) n-m. 1. emptiness 2. (figuratively) a worthless thing
How many times is riq (רִיק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H7385 across 6 books.
Where can I study riq (רִיק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7385 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate riq (רִיק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as vain, vanity, thing, and empty. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.