# H7400 רָכִיל

רָכִיל (râkîyl), Strong’s H7400: a scandal-monger (as travelling about) KJV: slander, carry tales, talebearer.. Occurs 6 times.

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*râkîyl* — a scandal-monger (as travelling about)

KJV: slander, carry tales, talebearer.

Derived from [רָכַל râkal](https://besorah.bible/word/H7402) (to travel for trading)

Occurs 6 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- רָכִיל n.[m.] slander, > tale-bearer, informer

## Where it occurs
- [Leviticus 19:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/19?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/6?v=28) — They are all grievous rebels, going around to slander. They are bronze and iron. All of them deal corruptly.
- [Jeremiah 9:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/9?v=3) — “Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every…
- [Ezekiel 22:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/22?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/11?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/20?v=19) — He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.