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Strong's H7386 רֵיק (reyq)

Reyq means “empty” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7386
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 14
Books 10

Strong's H7386 Quick Answer

Strong's H7386 רֵיק רֵק (reyq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. reyq (rake) (or (shorter) req {rake}) adj. 1. empty 2. (figuratively) worthless It has 14 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include vain, empty, and emptied. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
reyq (rake) (or (shorter) req {rake}) adj. 1. empty 2. (figuratively) worthless
Usage
14 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
vain, empty, and emptied

Meaning and Definition

reyq (rake) (or (shorter) req {rake}) adj. 1. empty 2. (figuratively) worthless [from H7324] KJV: emptied(-ty), vain (fellow, man). Root(s): H7324

Original Word
רֵיק רֵק
Transliteration
reyq
Derivation
Root: רוק First root strongs: 7324
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7386. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7386 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render reyq, 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.

vain Deuteronomy 32:47 empty Genesis 37:24 emptied Nehemiah 5:13

How Strong's H7386 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 14 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7386 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 H7386 in the Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7386.

Genesis 37:24 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
2 Chronicles 13:7 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Proverbs 28:19 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7386, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7386 FAQ

What does reyq (רֵיק) mean?

Reyq (Strong's H7386) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "empty". reyq (rake) (or (shorter) req {rake}) adj. 1. empty 2. (figuratively) worthless

How many times is reyq (רֵיק) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H7386 across 10 books.

Where can I study reyq (רֵיק) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7386 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate reyq (רֵיק)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as vain, empty, and emptied. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.