Rek (ריק) means empty in Hebrew.
It can also mean void. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
empty, void
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו מכיל דבר.
וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ, וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ אֹתוֹ הַבֹּרָה; וְהַבּוֹר רֵק, אֵין בּוֹ מָיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rek is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- רֵיק
- Written without vowel points
- ריק
- Said
- rek
- Root
- ר־י־ק
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- רֵיקִים
- Feminine form
- רֵיקָה
- Inflections
- נ' רֵיקָה; ר' רֵיקִים; נ"ר רֵיקוֹת
- Gematria
- 310
This is how Rek is said in other languages.
- English
- empty, void
- Arabic
- فارغ, فاض, خال
- Russian
- пустой, порожний
- French
- vide
- Spanish
- vacío
- German
- leer
- Yiddish
- ליידיק, פּוסט
These words mean the opposite of Rek.
- מלא
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These words rhyme with Rek.
The word Rek is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כלי ריק
- עגלה ריקה
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The word Rek comes from the root ר־י־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Rek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rek.
What does Rek (ריק) mean in Hebrew?
Rek (ריק) means empty and void. It is said rek, with the stress on rek.
What is the opposite of Rek (ריק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rek (ריק) are מלא.
What rhymes with Rek (ריק)?
Words that rhyme with Rek (ריק) include יונק, בצק, הדחק, בצק, דק, and הספק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ריק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.