Word Study · Strong's H7400 · Hebrew
רָכִיל
rakil
raw-keel'
Strong's 1890 spelling: râkîyl
“a scandal-monger (as travelling about)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
Rendered in the KJV as
slander, carry tales, talebearer.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- רָכִיל֙1
- רָ֭כִיל1
- רָכִ֑יל1
- רָכִ֖יל1
- רָכִ֥יל1
- רָכִ֛יל1
How it is rendered · 2
- a slanderer4
- slander2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · masculine singular6
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- HNcmsa · 6
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Where this word lives
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Proverbs2 occurrences
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:28רָכִ֖ילrakhilnoun · masculine singularAll are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.here: slander
- Jeremiah 9:4רָכִ֥ילrakhilnoun · masculine singular“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.here: a slanderer