רגל (rgl) — to teach to walk / to spy out / spy

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related names: עֵין רֹגֵל

Related lemmas: מַרְגְּלֹות · רֶגֶל · רַגְלִי

Sense 1: to teach to walk

Semantic domains: Able (002001001001)

Core domains: Ability (001)

Definition: literally: to cause to move about; hence: = causative action by which humans teach young children to walk; ≈ used metaphorically about God teaching his people how to live

Forms: vbtif-

Show passage in OET: HOS 11:3

OET-RV HOS 11:3

3 Yet it was me who taught Efrayim (Ephraim)/Yisrael to walk.
⇔ I took them by their arms, but they didn’t know that I healed them.

OET-LV HOS 11:3

3 And_I I _taught _to _walk (to)_ʼEfrayim he_took _them on arms _of_his and_not they _knew if/because _that I_had _healed _them.

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Sense 2: to spy out

Semantic domains: See (002004001005)

Core domains: Errand (058)

Definition: literally: to move about; hence: = action by which humans go to a certain place ► to carry out a secret assignment

Forms: vbpiel

Show passage in OET: GEN 42:30

OET-RV GEN 42:30

30 “This man, the master of Mitsrayim (Egypt), spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying out his country,

OET-LV GEN 42:30

30 The_man the _master(s)_of the_earth/land he _spoke with_us harsh and_he/it _gave us like_those _who_spy _out DOM the_earth/land.

Show passage in OET: NUM 21:32

OET-RV NUM 21:32

32 and Mosheh (Moses) sent some men to spy out Yazer, and they captured its villages and drove the Amorim out from there.

OET-LV NUM 21:32

32 And_ Mosheh _he _sent to_spy _out DOM Yaˊzēr/(Jazer) and_they _captured daughters _of_its and DOM the_ʼAmorī who was_there.

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All 12 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 42:30

NUM: OET NUM 21:32

DEU: OET DEU 1:24

JOS: OET JOS 6:22 · OET JOS 6:25 · OET JOS 7:2 · OET JOS 14:7

JDG: OET JDG 18:2 · OET JDG 18:14 · OET JDG 18:17

SA2: OET SA2 10:3

CH1: OET CH1 19:3

Sense 3: spy, scout, secret messenger

Semantic domains: People (001001002003)

Core domains: Errand (058)

Definition: literally: those who move about; hence: = a person who has been tasked to go to a certain place ► to carry out a secret assignment

Forms: vbpielptca

Show passage in OET: GEN 42:9

OET-RV GEN 42:9

9 and just then he remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about them, so he said to them, “You are spies. You’ve all come to discover any weak points in this country’s defences.”

OET-LV GEN 42:9

9 And_ Yōşēf _he _remembered DOM the_dreams which he _had _dreamed to/for_them and_he/it _said to_them are_spies you(pl) to_see DOM the _nakedness _of the_earth/land you(pl)_have _come.

Show passage in OET: GEN 42:11

OET-RV GEN 42:11

11 We’re all sons of the same man. We’re being honest. Your servants are not spies.”

OET-LV GEN 42:11

11 Of _us _of_all are_sons _of a _man one we are_honest we not your_servants they _are spies.

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All 10 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 42:9 · OET GEN 42:11 · OET GEN 42:14 · OET GEN 42:16 · OET GEN 42:31 · OET GEN 42:34

JOS: OET JOS 2:1 · OET JOS 6:23

SA1: OET SA1 26:4

SA2: OET SA2 15:10

Sense 4: to slander

Semantic domains: Speak (002004001009008); Wrong (002001003020)

Core domains: Communication (041); Behavior (017); Status (170)

Definition: literally: to go about; hence: = action by which humans speak lies about other humans with the intention to do harm to their reputation

Forms: vbqal-; vbpiel

Show passage in OET: SA2 19:28

OET-RV SA2 19:27