רָגַל (rāgal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning foot it. It appears
25 times
in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7270).
Also rendered
to spy
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2113)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2113)foot it, go about; as slanderer; slander, go about as explorer, spy; walk along, reconnoiter, be a tale-bearer, lead about, cause to walk; backbite, search, teach to go, view
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
רָגַלverb, denominative: foot it, go about
Qalgo about (maliciously, as slanderer)
Piel
1.slander
2.go about as explorer, spy
Strong's H7270רָגַל: to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be a tale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about KJV:backbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.
Strong's H8637תִּרְגַּל: to cause to walk KJV:teach to go.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.