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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7279 - רָגַן

Transliteration

râgan

Phonetics

raw-gan'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2115

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to murmur, whisper
1. (Qal) murmurer (participle)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to murmur
  2. backbiter (participle)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1234 ‑ διαγογγύζω (dee‑ag‑ong‑good'‑zo); 1111 ‑ γογγύζω (gong‑good'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

BSB (7)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

CSB (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

ESV (7)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

KJV (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

LEB (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

LSB (7)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

N95 (6)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

NAS (7)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2751) n c r (רגנ RGN) AC: Murmur CO: ? AB: ?: [from: cr- shaking]

V) n c r (רגנ RGN) - Murmur: KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Participle) murmur - Strongs: H7279 (רָגַן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

רָגַן verb murmur, whisper (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 Ithpe`el bickbite, slander); —

1 murmur (rebelliously): —

Qal Participle plural רוֺגְנִים Isaiah 29:24 murmurers;

Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיֵּרָֽגְנוּ Psalm 106:25 and they murmured in their tents, Song of Solomon 2masculine plural וַתֵּרָֽגְנוּ Deuteronomy 1:27.

2 whisper (maliciously), backlite, slander:,

Niph`al Participle נִרְגָּן backbiter Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 26:20,22.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָגַן to murmur, to repine; hence to be contumacious, Isaiah 29:24. (This root is not found in the cognate languages. The verbs רָעַם, רָהַם, are cognate; see under רָגַז.)

Niphal, id. followed by בְּ of pers. Deuteronomy 1:27; Psalms 106:25.

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List of Word Forms

וְרוֹגְנִ֖ים וַיֵּרָגְנ֥וּ וַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּ וירגנו ורוגנים ותרגנו vaiyerageNu vatterageNu verogNim wat·tê·rā·ḡə·nū wattêrāḡənū way·yê·rā·ḡə·nū wayyêrāḡənū wə·rō·wḡ·nîm wərōwḡnîm