Hebrew · H5372

נִרְגָּן

A slanderer

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נִרְגָּן H5372

What does נִרְגָּן mean in the Bible?

נִרְגָּן is a Hebrew word meaning "a slanderer".

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Questions this entry answers

What does נִרְגָּן mean in the Bible?

נִרְגָּן is a Hebrew word meaning "a slanderer".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5372?

H5372 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew word. a slanderer

Strong's H5372

Lexical occurrences 4 verses Word forms 1 form 3 references

Verse guides 0 guides

Source Gloss

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.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×

Participle active Prov 18:8 · Prov 26:20 · Prov 26:22 3×

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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