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Raca
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
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.”
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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)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
RA'CA (worthless), a term of contempt. Matt 5:22.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
worthless; good-for-nothing
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
RA'CA (worthless), a term of contempt. Matt 5:22.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning "worthless."