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Webster 1913 Edition

Raca

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Ra′ca

(rā′kȧ)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
ῥακά
, from Chaldee
rēkā
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Raca

R'ACA

,
Noun.
A Syriac word signifying empty, beggarly, foolish; a term of extreme contempt. Matt. 5.

Definition 2024

raca

raca

See also: raça

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥακά ‎(rhaká), from Aramaic

Alternative forms

Noun

raca ? (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

  1. idiot
    Qui autem dixerit fratri suo, Raca: reus erit concilio.‎
    But whoever will have called his brother, 'Idiot,', shall be liable to the council. — Vulgate, Mt 5, 22.

Old English

Noun

raca m

  1. rake

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.t͡sa/

Noun

raca f

  1. flare
  2. firework

Declension

Synonyms

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈràːtsa/
  • Tonal orthography: ráca

Noun

ráca f ‎(genitive ráce, nominative plural ráce)

  1. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

Declension

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rakō, *rekô ‎(“rake”).

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