Ragan רָגַן
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| רָגַן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ragan |
| Strong's number | H7279 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to grumble |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (4) |
Ragan (Hebrew רָגַן, Strong's H7279) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to grumble”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to murmur, whisper
1a) (Qal) murmurer (participle)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to murmur
1b2) backbiter (participle)
Also means: nir.gan (נִרְגָּן "whisperer" H5372)
1a) (Qal) murmurer (participle)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to murmur
1b2) backbiter (participle)
Also means: nir.gan (נִרְגָּן "whisperer" H5372)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | murmured (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gossip (4), you grumbled (1), they grumbled (1), those who grumble (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Ragan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 1:27And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.
Psalms
- Psalm 106:25But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
- Proverbs 26:20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- Proverbs 26:22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 29:24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).