Proverbs 26:20:5Prov.26.20.W5TAB
נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן
nirgan
“a whisperer or a slanderer”
- Transliteration
- nir-GAN
- Extended
- nihr-GAAN
- IPA
- /nirˈgɑːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a whisperer or a slanderer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nir-GAN
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-EN nir-GAN
- clause
u-ve-EN nir-GAN yish-TOK ma-DON
- sentence
be-E-fes E-tsim tikh-BE-ESH u-ve-EN nir-GAN yish-TOK ma-DON
Root and etymology
r-g-nresh–gimel–nun
“to murmur maliciously”
In context — Proverbs 26:20
When there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no slanderer , contention quiets down.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 26:20, so the Hebrew word נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן (nirgan) 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.26.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.20.W5.S1) and character.