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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Raca  \Ra"ca\,  a.  [Gr.  ?,  from  Chaldee  r[=e]k[=a].] 
  A  term  of  reproach  used  by  the  Jews  of  our  Savior's  time, 
  meaning  ``worthless.'' 
 
  Whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca,  shall  be  in 
  danger  of  the  council.  --Matt.  v.  22. 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Raca 
  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." 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Raca,  worthless;  good-for-nothing 
 




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