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Lexicon :: Strong's H7270 - rāḡal

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רָגַל
Transliteration
rāḡal
Pronunciation
raw-gal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2113

Strong’s Definitions

רָגַל râgal, raw-gal'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H7272 to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be a tale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about:—backbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H7270 in the following manner: spy (12x), spy out (8x), view (2x), backbiteth (1x), espy out (1x), slandered (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H7270 in the following manner: spy (12x), spy out (8x), view (2x), backbiteth (1x), espy out (1x), slandered (1x).

  1. to go on foot, spy out, foot it, go about, walk along, move the feet

    1. (Qal) to be a tale-bearer, slander, go about

    2. (Piel)

      1. to slander

      2. to go about as explorer, spy

    3. (Tiphel) to teach to walk

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָגַל râgal, raw-gal'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H7272 to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be a tale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about:—backbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.
STRONGS H7270: Abbreviations
† רָגַל verb denominative foot it, go about; —
Qal go about (maliciously, as slanderer; compare Arabic bdb092001 and bdb092002 slanderer, from √√ bdb092003 walk along, bdb092004 walk quickly), slander, Perfect 3rd person masculine singular עַללֿשֹׁנוֺ לאֹרֿ׳ Psalm 15:3, he talks no slander upon his tongue (|| דֹּבֵר אֱמֶת Psalm 15:2).
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singularוַיְרַגֵּל 2 Samuel 19:28, 3rd person masculine plural וַיְרַגְּלוּ Deuteronomy 1:24; Joshua 7:2; Imperative masculine plural רַגְּלוּ Joshua 7:2; Infinitive construct לְרֵגֵּל Numbers 21:32 + 5 times; suffix לְרַגְּלָהּ 2 Samuel 10:3; Participle plural מְרַגְּלִים Genesis 42:9 + 11 times; —
1. slander (compare Qal), בְּעַבְדְךָ אֶל וַיְר׳ 2 Samuel 19:28.
2. go about as explorer, spy, with accusative of location Numbers 21:32; Joshua 6:25; Joshua 7:2 (twice in verse); Joshua 14:7 (all J E), Judges 18:2 (|| חָקַר), Judges 18:14; Judges 18:17; 2 Samuel 10:3 (|| חָקַר), 1 Chronicles 19:3, so also participle Genesis 42:30 (E), Joshua 6:22 (JE); participle, accusative omitted, as adjective, אֲנָשִׁים מְרַגְּלִים Joshua 2:1, compare Joshua 6:23 (both J E); as substantive, spies 1 Samuel 26:4; 2 Samuel 15:10, and so perhaps (as predicate) Genesis 42:9, 11, 14, 16, 31, 34 (all E).
Tiph. Perfect 1st person singular תִּרְגַּלְתִּי לְאֶפְרַיִם [H8637 Hosea 11:3] I taught Ephraim to walk (si vera lectio; see Ges§ 55h).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

42:9; 42:9; 42:11; 42:14; 42:16; 42:30; 42:31; 42:34

Numbers

21:32; 21:32

Deuteronomy

1:24

Joshua

2:1; 6:22; 6:23; 6:25; 7:2; 7:2; 7:2; 14:7

Judges

18:2; 18:14; 18:17

1 Samuel

26:4

2 Samuel

10:3; 10:3; 15:10; 19:28; 19:28

1 Chronicles

19:3

Psalms

15:2; 15:3

H7270

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Strong's Number H7270 matches the Hebrew רָגַל (rāḡal),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9 - And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; and he said to them, Ye are spies; to observe the marks of the land are ye come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:11 - we are all sons of one man; we are peaceable, thy servants are not spies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:14 - And Joseph said to them, This is it that I spoke to you, saying, ye are spies;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - Send one of you, and take your brother; and go ye to prison, till your words be clear, whether ye speak the truth or not; but, if not, by the health of Pharao, verily ye are spies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30 - The man, the lord of the land, spoke harsh words to us, and put us in prison as spies of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:31 - And we said to him, We are men of peace, we are not spies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:34 - And bring to me your younger brother; then I shall know that ye are not spies, but that ye are men of peace: and I will restore you your brother, and ye shall trade in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:32 - And Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took it, and its villages, and cast out the Amorite that dwelt there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:24 - And they turned and went up to the mountain, and they came as far as the valley of the cluster, and surveyed it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:1 - And Joshua the son of Naue sent out of Sattin two young men to spy the land, saying, Go up and view the land and Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name was Raab, and lodged there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:22 - And Joshua said to the two young men who had acted as spies, Go into the house of the woman, and bring her out thence, and all that she has.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:23 - And the two young men who had spied out the city entered into the house of the woman, and brought out Raab the harlot, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and her kindred, and all that she had; and they set her without the camp of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:25 - And Joshua saved alive Raab the harlot, and all the house of her father, and caused her to dwell in Israel until this day, because she hid the spies which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:2 - And Joshua sent men to Gai, which is by Bæthel, saying, Spy out Gai: and the men went up and spied Gai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:7 - For I was forty years old when Moses the servant of God sent me out of Cades Barne to spy out the land; and I returned him an answer according to his mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:2 - And the sons of Dan sent from their families five men of valour, from Saraa and from Esthaol, to spy out the land and to [fn]search it; and they said to them, Go and search out the land. And they came as far as the mount of Ephraim to the house of Michaias and they lodged there,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:14 - And the five men who went to spy out the land of Laisa answered, and said to their brethren, Ye know that there is in this place an ephod, and theraphin, and a graven and a molten image; and now consider what ye shall do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:17 - And the five men who went to spy out the land went up, and entered into the house of Michaias, and the priest stood.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:4 - And David sent spies, and ascertained that Saul was come prepared out of Keila.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:3 - And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Annon their lord, Is it to honour thy father before thee that David has sent comforters to thee? Has not David rather sent his servants to thee that they should search the city, and spy it out and examine it?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:10 - And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall ye say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:27 - (LXX 19:28) And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king is as an angel of God, and do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:3 - And the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Anan, Is it to honour thy father before thee, that David has sent comforters to thee? Have not his servants come to thee that they might search the city, and to spy out the land?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:3 - (LXX 14:3) Who has not spoken craftily with his tongue, neither has done evil to his neighbour, nor taken up a reproach against them that dwelt nearest to him.
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