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raca |
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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