H7400 רָכִיל
râkîyl — a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
KJV: slander, carry tales, talebearer.
Derived from רָכַל râkal (to travel for trading)
Occurs 6 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- רָכִיל n.[m.] slander, > tale-bearer, informer
Where it occurs
- Leviticus 19:16 — “‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am…
- Jeremiah 6:28 — They are all grievous rebels, going around to slander. They are bronze and iron. All of them deal corruptly.
- Jeremiah 9:3 — “Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every…
- Ezekiel 22:9 — Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness…
- Proverbs 11:13 — One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
- Proverbs 20:19 — He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.