נִרְגָּןnirgan meaning in Biblical Hebrew
whisperer, gossip · noun (Niphal participle of רגן used as a noun), masculine
He leans in, lowers his voice, and hands you something delicious about a friend. Proverbs has a name for him, and it says the fire dies the day he stops talking.
בְּאֶפֶס עֵצִים תִּכְבֶּה־אֵשׁ וּבְאֵין נִרְגָּן יִשְׁתֹּק מָדוֹן
“Without wood a fire goes out, and without a whisperer a quarrel goes quiet. (Proverbs 26:20)”
Who is the nirgan in your circle, the one who always has fresh news about someone else?
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