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rāxīl רָכִיל ‘slander’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāxal רָכַל ‘to trade’ a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
Roots: רכל

rāxīl n, m
1) slander, slanderer, tale bearer, informer

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 19:16 Jeremiah 9:3, 6:28 Ezekiel 22:9 Proverbs 11:13, 20:19

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