רֵיקָםrêyqâm
emptily, vainly
Pronunciation: ray-kawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7387
Meanings
1. in empty condition, empty, = with empty hands (Genesis 31:42; Deuteronomy 15:13; 1 Samuel 6:3)
2. in vain, without effect (2 Samuel 1:22; Isaiah 55:11; Jeremiah 14:3)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 31:42 In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”
- Exodus 3:21 And I will cause the Egyptians to look favorably on you. They will give you gifts when you go so you will not leave empty-handed.
- Exodus 23:15 First, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. No one may appear before me without an offering.
- Exodus 34:20 A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the Lord by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son. “No one may appear before me without an offering.
- Deuteronomy 15:13 “When you release a male servant, do not send him away empty-handed.
- Deuteronomy 16:16 “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the Lord without a gift for him.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).