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תִּרְגַּל

𐤕𐤓𐤂𐤋

tirgal

H8637 verb

SILEX Entry

Root רגל to foot, walk on foot, spy out, travel

Definition

To train or accustom to walk, to lead or teach in the sense of forming a habit or teaching a repeated practice. Used specifically of forming patterns of behavior, sometimes with a nuance of instruction or habituation.

Semantic Range

to train to walk, to accustom to a way, to habituate, to teach a practice, to lead repeatedly, to form a habit

Root / Etymology

Formed as a denominative verb from the noun רֶגֶל (regel, 'foot'), itself from the root רָגַל (to walk, to move on foot). Tirgal is a Pi‘el form, meaning 'to make one go on foot,' thus: to train, accustom, or habituate.

Historical & Contextual Notes

תִּרְגַּל (tirgal) is attested infrequently in Biblical Hebrew, found in contexts emphasizing not a simple act of leading but more the development of a custom, pattern, or learned way of conduct, often through repetition or instruction (Jeremiah 10:2). The verb occurs in the Pi‘el stem, indicating a causative or factitive sense—'to make habitual,' 'to train.' This is distinct from the more common רָגַל (ragal), 'to walk on foot' or sometimes 'to spy out.' English translations often render tirgal as 'teach,' 'train,' or 'accustom,' but these may underrepresent the emphasis on learned and sustained practice. The verb does not carry direct theological shading or later religious associations; it is a neutral, general term, easiest to gloss as 'to train to a practice' or 'to habituate.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a denominative from רָגַל; to cause to walk; teach to go.

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Root Family

רגל (r-g-l) — foot, walk on foot, travel, form habitual movement

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4772 מַרְגְלָה his foot-places
H7270 רָגַל the scouting ones
H7271 רְגַל with her foot
H7272 רֶגֶל by foot
H7273 רַגְלִי foot-soldier

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8637-01 תִרְגַּ֨לְתִּי֙ tiregaleti HVcp1cs taught to walk I trained to walk 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8637-01 Hosea 11:3 תִרְגַּ֨לְתִּי֙ tiregaleti HVcp1cs taught to walk I trained to walk
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