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ryqnw, ryqnwtˀ (rē/ayqānū, rē/ayqānūṯā) n.f. vanity
1
worthlessness, vanity
JLAtg, CPA, Syr
TgJ Is30:7↗ וֻמִצרָאֵי לָמָא וְרֵיקָנוּ סְעָדְהוֹן‏ : but the Egyptians are nothing and their help is worthless ; CPA(le97) Is 8:19↗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܝܩܢܘ‏ ; P Is59:4↗ ܡܠܠܘ ܪܝܩܢܘܬܐ‏ ; WisSol15:4↗ ܪܝܩܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܛܠܠܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ‏
(1)
abs. as adv. : in vain
LJLA
PJ Lev26:16↗ ותידרעון לריקנו זרעכון‏ : you shall sow your seed in vain ; TgEsth108:8↗ לא יתיב ריקנו‏ : it will not return nothing (i.e., is not ineffective)
(2)
lryqnw : in vain, for nought
JLAtg, CPA
TgJ Jer51:58↗ וְיַהֲלוֹן עַמְמַיָא לְרֵיקָנוּ‏ : the nations shall tire themselves out for nought
2
futility
CPA
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