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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Raca (Title of disrespect)
A term of contempt, roughly empty-head, which Jesus says is enough to answer for.
First, in plain English
A term of contempt, roughly empty-head, which Jesus says is enough to answer for.
Who this is
Not a person but an Aramaic term of contempt, roughly meaning "empty-headed" or "worthless," that Jesus names in the Sermon on the Mount as an insult serious enough to warrant judgment, alongside anger and the word "fool" (Matt. 5:22). His point was that contemptuous words toward another person carry real moral weight, not only physical violence.
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The word
G4469
Where it appears
- Matthew 5:22
