'Raca' definitions:
Definition of 'Raca'
From: 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." [1913 Webster]
- Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. --Matt. v. 22. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'raca'
From: 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."
Definition of 'raca'
From: Hitchcock
- Raca, worthless; good-for-nothing