רִיק
rîyq · reek
emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7324 (רוּק);
emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
- emptiness
- figuratively, a worthless thing
- adverbially, in vain
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: empty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity.
Letters
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › the hand that works › what comes behind, the returning cycle
The head, the highest of the hand that works of what comes behind, the returning cycle.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רִיק above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in vain6 · 50%
- vanity2 · 17%
- is in vain1 · 8%
- a vain thing1 · 8%
- and to no purpose1 · 8%
- me an empty1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.