Webster's 1828 dictionary contains "raca," a word adopted from the Aramaic language.

Date
1828
Type
Book
Source
Noah Webster
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reprint
Reference

Noah Webster, 1828 Webster's Dictionary, (The Editorium, 1828), "Raca," accessed February 9, 2023

Scribe/Publisher
Noah Webster, The Editorium
People
Noah Webster
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

Raca

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

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