What does רָכִיל (rakil) mean in the Bible?
רָכִיל (rakil): Serial gossip who spreads rumors by traveling—emphasizes mobile distribution of damaging speech within community
Hebrew · H7400
רָכִיל
A scandal-monger (as travelling about)
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רָכִיל H7400
Pronunciation rakil
What does רָכִיל (rakil) mean in the Bible?
רָכִיל (rakil): Serial gossip who spreads rumors by traveling—emphasizes mobile distribution of damaging speech within community
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7400?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include A gossip (1), about spreading slander (1), as slanderers (1), gossip (1), slander (1).
Where does רָכִיל (rakil) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 19:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Proverbs (2), Ezekiel (1), Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It A gossip 1× Proverbs 11:13
about spreading slander 1× Leviticus 19:16
as slanderers 1× Jeremiah 6:28
gossip 1× Proverbs 20:19
slander 1× Jeremiah 9:4
slanderous 1× Ezekiel 22:9
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 19:16 רָכִיל֙ to about spreading slander Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 11:13 רָ֭כִיל to A gossip Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 20:19 רָכִ֑יל to gossip Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 6:28 רָכִ֖יל to as slanderers Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 9:4 רָכִ֥יל to slander Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 22:9 רָכִ֛יל to slanderous Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 19:16
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Leviticus 1 Proverbs 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
רָכִיל֙ 1x rā·ḵîl Leviticus 19:16
רָ֭כִיל 1x rā·ḵîl Proverbs 11:13
רָכִ֑יל 1x rā·ḵîl Proverbs 20:19
רָכִ֖יל 1x rā·ḵîl Jeremiah 6:28
רָכִ֥יל 1x rā·ḵîl Jeremiah 9:4
רָכִ֛יל 1x rā·ḵîl Ezekiel 22:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x Leviticus 19:16, Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 20:19, Jeremiah 6:28
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Hebrew word. Serial gossip who spreads rumors by traveling—emphasizes mobile distribution of damaging speech within community
Source Gloss
a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Serial gossip who spreads rumors by traveling—emphasizes mobile distribution of damaging speech within community
a scandal-monger (as travelling about) BDB: slander Usage: slander, carry tales, talebearer.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
one who spreads rumors or private information
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
רָכִיל is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The word describes someone who moves about spreading harmful reports. Proverbs 11:13
Canonical Themes
Revelation
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain