רָגַן
ra.gan
“to grumble”
Definition
to grumble, i.e. rebel
a primitive root;
- to murmur, whisper 1a) (Qal) murmurer (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to murmur 1b2) backbiter (participle) Also means: nir.gan (*נִרְגָּן *"whisperer" H5372)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
רָגַן appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding,and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
A perverse man spreads dissension,and a gossip divides close friends.
The words of a gossip are like choice morselsthat go down into the inmost being.
Without wood, a fire goes out;without gossip, a conflict ceases.
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