רָגַל

Strong’s Definition

to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be atale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; also as denominative from H7272 (רֶגֶל)

KJV Usage

backbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to go on foot, spy out, foot it, go about, walk along, move the feet
• 2.(qal) to be a tale-bearer, slander, go about
• 3.(piel)
• 4.(tiphel) to teach to walk

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râgal; Pronunciation: raw-gal'