Lexicon / G4469
ῥακά
rhaka
  • fool
  • raca

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Glosses: fool

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).†

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Abbott-Smith

Glosses: raca

raca