What does רַגְלִי mean in the Bible?
רַגְלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a footman (soldier)".
Hebrew · H7273
רַגְלִי
A footman (soldier)
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רַגְלִיH7273
What does רַגְלִי mean in the Bible?
רַגְלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a footman (soldier)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7273?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include foot soldiers (6), on foot (3), . . . (2), men on foot (1).
Where does רַגְלִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:37. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (2), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfoot soldiers6×1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Samuel 10:6, 1 Kings 20:29
on foot3×Exodus 12:37, Numbers 11:21, Judges 20:2
. . .2×2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Chronicles 19:18
men on foot1×Jeremiah 12:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:37רַגְלִ֛יtoon footAdjective - masculine singularNumbers 11:21רַגְלִ֔יtoon footAdjective - masculine singularJudges 20:2רַגְלִ֖יtoon footAdjective - masculine singular1 Samuel 4:10רַגְלִֽי׃tofoot soldiersAdjective - masculine singular1 Samuel 15:4רַגְלִ֑יtofoot soldiersAdjective - masculine singular2 Samuel 8:4רַגְלִ֑יto. . .Adjective - masculine singular2 Samuel 10:6רַגְלִ֔יtofoot soldiersConjunctive waw | Direct object marker1 Kings 20:29רַגְלִ֖יtofoot soldiersAdjective - masculine singular2 Kings 13:7רַגְלִ֑יtofoot soldiersAdjective - masculine singular1 Chronicles 18:4רַגְלִ֑יtofoot soldiersAdjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 12:37
Aligned rows12
Books represented9
Exodus1Numbers1Judges11 Samuel22 Samuel21 Kings12 Kings11 Chronicles2Jeremiah1
Source forms
רַגְלִ֑י5xraḡ·lî1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Samuel 8:4, 2 Kings 13:7, 1 Chronicles 18:4
רַגְלִ֔י2xraḡ·lîNumbers 11:21, 2 Samuel 10:6
רַגְלִ֖י2xraḡ·lîJudges 20:2, 1 Kings 20:29
רַגְלִ֛י1xraḡ·lîExodus 12:37
רַגְלִֽי׃1xraḡ·lî1 Samuel 4:10
רַגְלִ֥ים׀1xraḡ·lîmJeremiah 12:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular10xExodus 12:37, Numbers 11:21, Judges 20:2, 1 Samuel 4:10
Adjective - masculine plural1xJeremiah 12:5
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker1x2 Samuel 10:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a footman (soldier)
Source Gloss
a footman (soldier)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a footman (soldier) BDB: on foot Usage: (on) foot(-man).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רַגְלִי is built from this root:
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