רֵיקָם
re.qam
“emptily”
Definition
emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly
from H7386 (רֵיק);
- vainly, emptily 1a) in empty condition, empty, emptily 1b) in vain, without effect, vainly
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adv
H:Adv
H:Adv
Occurrences
רֵיקָם appears 15 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”
Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.
You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.
The nobles send their servants for water;they go to the cisterns, but find no water;their jars return empty.They are ashamed and humiliated;they cover their heads.
Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame;but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
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