Hebrew · H5372 · unreviewed

נִרְגָּן

A slanderer

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נִרְגָּן H5372

What does נִרְגָּן mean in the Bible?

נִרְגָּן is a Hebrew word meaning "a slanderer". a slanderer BDB: murmur Usage: talebearer, whisperer.

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Meaning

a slanderer
Extended definition

a slanderer BDB: murmur Usage: talebearer, whisperer.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Participle active Prov 18:8 · Prov 26:20 · Prov 26:22
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