Quick Definition
emptily
Strong's Definition
emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly
Derivation: from H7386 (רֵיק);
KJV Usage: without cause, empty, in vain, void.
TWOT Reference: 2161c
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רֵיקָם (re.qam) — emptily. 1) vainly, emptily 1a) in empty condition, empty, emptily 1b) in vain, without effect, vainly
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adv · ריק
Non-Whole
empty, without (a gift) literally: empty; hence: = state in which an object is returned without an accompanying gift
Cause
without cause literally: empty; hence: = action by which someone performs an event without any argument, cause, or reason that could possibly explain or justify it
Fail
empty, without success, unfulfilled literally: empty; = process by which people, tools, and events fail to reach their intended goal
1 PSA 25:3 NJPS "empty-handed" = [1b]
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רֵיקָם adv. emptily, vainly in empty condition, empty = with empty hands
in vain, without effect
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