רָכִיל
rākîl
slander
Strong's H7400NounHebrewTWOT 2165b

רָכִיל (rākîl) is a Hebrew noun meaning slander. It appears 6 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7400).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2165b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2165b)slander, tale-bearer, informer; scandal-monger; carry tales, talebearer
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

רָכִיל noun, masculine: slander, tale-bearer, informer

Strong's H7400 רָכִיל: a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
KJV:slander, carry tales, talebearer.

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.

Root family 2165: רָכַל rākal — go about; travel for trading; merchant

See it in Scripture

Leviticus 19:16Proverbs 11:13Jeremiah 6:28

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