Proverbs 11:13:2Prov.11.13.W2TAB
רָ֭כִיל
rakhil
“as a slanderer or talebearer”
- Transliteration
- ra-KHIL
- Extended
- raa-KHIHL
- IPA
- /raːˈxiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a slanderer or talebearer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-KHIL
- clause
ho-LEKH ra-KHIL me-gal-LE-SOD
- sentence
ho-LEKH ra-KHIL me-gal-LE-SOD ve-ne-e-MAN-RU-akh me-khas-SE da-VAR
Exegesis
The verse begins with holekh {הוֹלֵךְ | hô-lēḳ} ‘goes about’ paired with rakhil {רָכִיל | rā-ḵîl} ‘talebearer’ to form an agentive participle phrase.
Root and etymology
r-k-lResh–Kaf–Lamed
“to go about as a trader in secrets, to slander”
In context — Proverbs 11:13
A talebearer goes about revealing a secret, but one with a faithful spirit conceals a matter .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 11:13, so the Hebrew word רָ֭כִיל (rakhil) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.11.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.13.W2.S1) and character.