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Raca [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A Syriac word signifying empty, beggarly, foolish; a term of extreme contempt. Matthew 5:22 .

Raca [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning "worthless."

Raca Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

a Syriac word which properly signifies _empty_, _vain_, _beggarly_, _foolish_, and which includes in it a strong idea of contempt. Our Saviour pronounces a censure on every person using this term to his neighbour, Matt. v, 22. Lightfoot assures us that, in the writings of the Jews, the word _raca_ is a term of the utmost contempt, and that it was usual to pronounce it with marked signs of indignation.

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
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Racahout [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids.