From an unused root meaning to roll to pieces; a slanderer -- talebearer, whisperer.
Englishman's Concordance
1) to murmur, whisper 1a) murmurers 1b) backbite, slander, talebearer, backbiter Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to roll to pieces Same Word by TWOT Number: 2115
Proverbs 16:28 HEB:יְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָד֑וֹן וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ seg type='small'>ן seg> מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃ KJV: strife: and a whisperer separateth INT: spreads strife whisperer separates intimate
Proverbs 18:8 HEB: דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם KJV: The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, INT: the words of a talebearer dainty and they
Proverbs 26:20 HEB:אֵ֑שׁ וּבְאֵ֥ין נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק מָדֽוֹן׃ KJV: goeth out: so where [there is] no talebearer, the strife INT: the fire there talebearer quiets contention
Proverbs 26:22 HEB: דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם KJV: The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, INT: the words of a talebearer dainty and they
