Halakh rakhil (הלך רכיל) means gossip in Hebrew.
It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הָלַךְ רָכִיל
halakh rakhil
verb
In English
gossip
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Halakh rakhil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הפיץ לשון הרע; דיבר בגנותו של אחר שלא בנוכחותו.
לֹא־תֵלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּיךָ, לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל־דַּם רֵעֶךָ; אֲנִי יהוה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Halakh rakhil is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- הָלַךְ רָכִיל
- Written without vowel points
- הלך רכיל
- Said
- halakh rakhil
- Root
- ה־ל־כ
- Gematria
- 315
This is how Halakh rakhil is said in other languages.
- English
- gossip
These words mean nearly the same as Halakh rakhil.
- הוציא דיבה
- ריכל
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The word Halakh rakhil comes from the root ה־ל־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Halakh rakhil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Halakh rakhil.
What does Halakh rakhil (הלך רכיל) mean in Hebrew?
Halakh rakhil (הלך רכיל) means gossip. It is said halakh rakhil, with the stress on lakh.
What is a synonym for Halakh rakhil (הלך רכיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Halakh rakhil (הלך רכיל) are הוציא דיבה and ריכל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הלך רכיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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