Strong's Lexicon

H5372

H5372 — נִרגָּן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnirganverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 2115

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5372
Word:נִרגָּן
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to roll to pieces
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:nirgan
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:neer-gawn'
Meaning:1. a slanderer
KJV Renderings:talebearer, whisperer.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7754

רָגַן verb murmur, whisper (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 Ithpe`el bickbite, slander); —

1. murmur (rebelliously): —
Qal Participle plural רוֺגְנִים Isa 29:24 murmurers;
Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיֵּרָֽגְנוּ Ps 106:25 and they murmured in their tents, so 2 masculine plural וַתֵּרָֽגְנוּ Deut 1:27.
2. whisper (maliciously), backlite, slander:,
Niph`al Participle נִרְגָּן backbiter Prov 16:28; Prov 18:8; Prov 26:20; Prov 26:22.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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