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Rakhil (רכיל) means gossip in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

רָכִיל
rakhil
noun · masculine
In English

gossip

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ר

The dictionary gives one meaning for Rakhil.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    נוהג מגונה לדבר על־אודות הזולת שלא בנוכחותו.
    לֹא-תֵלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּיךָ לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל-דַּם רֵעֶךָ אֲנִי יְהוָה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Rakhil is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
רָכִיל
Written without vowel points
רכיל
Said
rakhil
Root
ר־כ־ל
Pattern
קָטִיל
Gematria
260

This is how Rakhil is said in other languages.

English
gossip
Arabic
ثرثرة

These words mean nearly the same as Rakhil.

These words rhyme with Rakhil.

The word Rakhil is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Rakhil comes from the root ר־כ־ל, like these words.

These words come before and after Rakhil in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Rakhil.

What does Rakhil (⁨רכיל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Rakhil (⁨רכיל⁩) means gossip. It is said rakhil, with the stress on khil.

What is a synonym for Rakhil (⁨רכיל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Rakhil (⁨רכיל⁩) are ⁨תככים⁩.

What rhymes with Rakhil (⁨רכיל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Rakhil (⁨רכיל⁩) include ⁨צליל⁩, ⁨גליל⁩, ⁨גיל⁩, ⁨רגיל⁩, ⁨חיל⁩, and ⁨אליל⁩.

Is Rakhil (⁨רכיל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Rakhil (⁨רכיל⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry 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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