Slander
רָכִילStrong’s H7400rakhil (ra-khil)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rakhil is the Hebrew word usually translated “slanderer” and “slander”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.”
Meaning
- Slander, slanderer, tale bearer, informer
How it's translated
- a slanderer 4
- slander 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 2
- Jeremiah 2
- Leviticus 1
- Ezekiel 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Proverbs 11:13A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
- Proverbs 20:19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
- Jeremiah 6:28They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
- Jeremiah 9:4Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
- Ezekiel 22:9In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
Hebrew dictionary
רָכִיל rakhil · slander
slander, slanderer, tale bearer, informer
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “slander” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SLA'NDER, noun
- A false tale or report maliciously uttered. and tending to injure the reputation of another by lessening him in the esteem of his fellow citizens, by exposing min to impeachment and punishment, or by impairing his means of lining; defamation. slander that worst of poisons, ever finds an easy entrance to ignoble minds.
All definitions and other forms of “slander”
SLA'NDER, verb transitive
To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report respecting one; to tarnish or impair the reputation of one by false tales, maliciously told or propagated.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.