H7400 - רָכִיל (râkîyl)

H7400 רָכִיל (râkîyl) raw-keel'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

slander

Strong's Definition

a scandal-monger (as travelling about)

Derivation: from H7402 (רָכַל)

KJV Usage: slander, carry tales, talebearer.

TWOT Reference: 2165b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) slander, slanderer, tale bearer, informer

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1388

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

slander, slanderer, tale bearer, informer

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רָכִיל râký̂yl BDB Definition: 1) slander, slanderer, tale bearer, informer Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7402 a scandal-monger (as travelling about) Same Word by TWOT Number: 2165b Total KJV Occurrences: 7

Bible Occurrences (6)

19:16

11:13 20:19

6:28 9:4

22:9

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger... the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

Proverbs 20:19

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

Jeremiah 6:28

All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt....

Jeremiah 9:4

Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily..., and every friend spreads slander.

Ezekiel 22:9

Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain [shrines] and commit acts of indecency -.