Words the Bible translates as spy out
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ragalרָגַלto spy out: to scout a land, city, or people secretly in order to gather military or strategic information
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- to go about spreading damaging reports about someone; to slander
- turתּוּרto explore or search something out by moving through it, whether scouting a land on foot or searching a matter out in the mind
- ḥapharחָפַרto dig: to break open the ground to make a well, pit, or hole
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- to search out: to explore or scout a place to learn what it holds
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