Raca

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Raca \Ra"ca\ (r[=a]"k[.a]), a. [Gr. "raka`, from Chaldee
     r[=e]k[=a].]
     A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time,
     meaning "worthless."
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           Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in
           danger of the council.                   --Matt. v. 22.
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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