H7400: רָכִיל
râkîyl · pronounced raw-keel' · “slander”
Definition
a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
KJV translates it as: slander, carry tales, talebearer.
Word origin: from H7402 (רָכַל)
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7400 is translated
- a slanderer ×4
- slander ×2
Bible verses with H7400 (râkîyl)
Râkîyl appears in 6 verses.
- Leviticus 19:16
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.
- Proverbs 11:13
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
- Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
- Jeremiah 6:28
They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
- Jeremiah 9:4
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
- Ezekiel 22:9
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.