7400. rakil
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rakil: Talebearer, Slanderer, Gossip

Original Word: רָכִיל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: rakiyl
Pronunciation: rah-KEEL
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-keel')
NASB: slanderer, talebearer, slanderous
Word Origin: [from H7402 (רָכַל - traders) a scandal-monger (as travelling about)]

1. slander, carry tales, talebearer

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
slander, carry tales, talebearer

From rakal a scandal-monger (as travelling about) -- slander, carry tales, talebearer.

see HEBREW rakal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from rakal
Definition
slander
NASB Translation
slanderer (3), slanderous (1), talebearer (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רָכִיל noun [masculine] slander, > tale-bearer, in-former; — always ׳ר absolute; — יַהֲלֹךְ ׳ר Jeremiah 9:3, ׳תֵּלֵךְ ר Leviticus 9:16 (H), ׳הוֺלֵךְ ר Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19, all of going about in slander, as slander (Ges§ 118q); ׳הֹלְבֵי ר Jeremiah 6:28 goers of slander (slanderous persons) (compare הָלַךְ); ׳אַנְשֵׁי ר Ezekiel 22:9 men of slander, informers.

Forms and Transliterations
רָ֭כִיל רָכִ֑יל רָכִ֖יל רָכִ֛יל רָכִ֥יל רָכִיל֙ רכיל rā·ḵîl raChil rāḵîl
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 19:16
HEB: לֹא־ תֵלֵ֤ךְ רָכִיל֙ בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ לֹ֥א
NAS: You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people,
KJV: Thou shalt not go up and down [as] a talebearer among thy people:
INT: shall not go A slanderer your people are not

Proverbs 11:13
HEB: הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָ֭כִיל מְגַלֶּה־ סּ֑וֹד
NAS: He who goes about as a talebearer reveals
INT: goes A talebearer reveals secrets

Proverbs 20:19
HEB: סּ֭וֹד הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
NAS: He who goes about as a slanderer reveals
KJV: He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth
INT: secrets goes A slanderer flattereth his lips

Jeremiah 6:28
HEB: סֽוֹרְרִ֔ים הֹלְכֵ֥י רָכִ֖יל נְחֹ֣שֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֑ל
NAS: Going about as a talebearer. [They are] bronze
KJV: walking with slanders: [they are] brass
INT: are stubbornly Going A talebearer bronze and iron

Jeremiah 9:4
HEB: וְכָל־ רֵ֖עַ רָכִ֥יל יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃
NAS: neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
KJV: will walk with slanders.
INT: and every neighbor A slanderer goes

Ezekiel 22:9
HEB: אַנְשֵׁ֥י רָכִ֛יל הָ֥יוּ בָ֖ךְ
NAS: Slanderous men have been
KJV: In thee are men that carry tales to shed
INT: are men Slanderous have been the purpose

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7400
6 Occurrences


rā·ḵîl — 6 Occ.

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