Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7270

Strong's H7270 · Hebrew

רָגַל

râgal · /raw-gal'/

Number
H7270
Language
Hebrew
Original word
רָגַל
Transliteration
râgal
Pronunciation
raw-gal'
KJV occurrences
24 verses

Definition

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

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

Root / derivation: a primitive root; also as denominative from H7272 (רֶגֶל)

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רָגַל across 24 verses.

spies10×
out9×
spy2×
backbiteth1×
slandered1×
view1×
viewed1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

24 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis7 verses
Genesis 42:9

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

Genesis 42:11

We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Genesis 42:14

And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

Genesis 42:16

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. kept: Heb. bound

Genesis 42:30

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. roughly: Heb. with us hard things

Genesis 42:31

And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

Genesis 42:34

And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

Numbers1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
Joshua6 verses
Joshua 2:1

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. sent: or, had sent lodged: Heb. lay

Joshua 6:22

But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

Joshua 6:23

And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. kindred: Heb. families

Joshua 6:25

And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

Joshua 7:2

And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

Joshua 14:7

Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.

Judges3 verses
Judges 18:2

And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. men of: Heb. sons of

Judges 18:14

Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

Judges 18:17

And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.

1 Samuel1 verse
2 Samuel3 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
Psalms1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H7270 (râgal) mean?

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

How many times does H7270 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H7270 (רָגַל) appears in 24 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “spies.”

How is râgal translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H7270 is rendered as “spies” (10×), “out” (9×), “spy” (2×), “backbiteth” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word רָגַל come from?

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