4469 - rhaka

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ῥακά
Transliteration: rhaka
Definition (short): good-for-nothing
Definition (full): empty (an expression of contempt)

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: of Aramaic origin reqam
Definition: empty (an expression of contempt)
NASB Translation: good-for-nothing (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Of Chaldee origin (compare reyq); O empty one, i.e. Thou worthless (as a term of utter vilification) -- Raca.

see HEBREW reyq

KJV: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
NASB: "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.