Vain, empty, worthless, only found in Matt. 5:22. The Jews used it as a word of contempt. It is derived from a root meaning “to spit.”
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Raca
Name meaning: worthless; good-for-nothing (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
a term of reproach derived from the Chaldee reka, worthless. (“Raca denotes a certain looseness of life and manners, while ’fool,’ in the same passage, means a downright wicked and reprobate person.”) (Matthew 5:22)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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