: tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
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H3956 — לָשׁוֹן
la.shon · tongue · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 10:5 · לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹFrom these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.Genesis 10:20 · לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םThese are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.Genesis 10:31 · לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑םThese are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.Exodus 4:10 · לָשׁ֖וֹן“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”Exodus 11:7 · לְשֹׁנ֔וֹBut among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.Deuteronomy 28:49 · לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,Joshua 7:21 · וּלְשׁ֨וֹןWhen I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”Joshua 7:24 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThen Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.Joshua 10:21 · לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.Joshua 15:2 · הַלָּשֹׁ֖ןTheir southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,Joshua 15:5 · מִלְּשׁ֣וֹןThe eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,Joshua 18:19 · לְשׁ֤וֹןThe border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.Judges 7:5 · בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹSo Gideon brought the men down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”2 Samuel 23:2 · לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.Nehemiah 13:24 · וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןHalf of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.Esther 1:22 · כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ · כִּלְשׁ֥וֹןHe sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.Esther 3:12 · כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹOn the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.Esther 8:9 · כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ · וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.Job 5:21 · לָ֭שׁוֹןYou will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.Job 6:30 · בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥יIs there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?Job 15:5 · לְשׁ֣וֹןFor your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.Job 20:12 · לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,Job 20:16 · לְשׁ֣וֹןHe will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.Job 27:4 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יmy lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.Job 29:10 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םThe voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.Job 33:2 · לְשׁוֹנִ֣יBehold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.Job 41:1 · לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?Psalm 5:9 · לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗םFor not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.Psalm 10:7 · לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹHis mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.Psalm 12:3 · לָ֝שׁ֗וֹןMay the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.Psalm 12:4 · לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּThey say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”Psalm 15:3 · לְשֹׁנ֗וֹwho has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,Psalm 22:15 · וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיMy strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.Psalm 31:20 · לְשֹׁנֽוֹת׃You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.Psalm 34:13 · לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.Psalm 35:28 · וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיThen my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.Psalm 37:30 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹThe mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.Psalm 39:1 · בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יFor the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”Psalm 39:3 · בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:Psalm 45:1 · לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יFor the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.Psalm 50:19 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.Psalm 51:14 · לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יDeliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.Psalm 52:2 · לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָYour tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.Psalm 52:4 · לְשׁ֣וֹןYou love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.Psalm 55:9 · לְשׁוֹנָ֑םO Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.Psalm 57:4 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םMy soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.Psalm 64:3 · לְשׁוֹנָ֑םwho sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,Psalm 64:8 · לְשׁוֹנָ֑םThey will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.Psalm 66:17 · לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.Psalm 68:23 · לְשׁ֥וֹןthat your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”Psalm 71:24 · לְשׁוֹנִ֗יMy tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.Psalm 73:9 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םThey set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.Psalm 78:36 · וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םBut they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.Psalm 109:2 · לְשׁ֣וֹןFor wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.Psalm 119:172 · לְ֭שׁוֹנִיMy tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.Psalm 120:2 · מִלָּשׁ֥וֹןDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.Psalm 120:3 · לָשׁ֥וֹןWhat will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?Psalm 126:2 · וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּThen our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”Psalm 137:6 · לְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!Psalm 139:4 · בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יEven before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.Psalm 140:3 · לְשׁוֹנָם֮They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. SelahPsalm 140:11 · לָשׁוֹן֮May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.Proverbs 6:17 · לְשׁ֣וֹןhaughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,Proverbs 6:24 · לָשׁ֥וֹןto keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.Proverbs 10:20 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.Proverbs 10:31 · וּלְשׁ֥וֹןThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.Proverbs 12:18 · וּלְשׁ֖וֹןSpeaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.Proverbs 12:19 · לְשׁ֣וֹןTruthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.Proverbs 15:2 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.Proverbs 15:4 · לָ֭שׁוֹןA soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.Proverbs 16:1 · לָשֽׁוֹן׃The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.Proverbs 17:4 · לְשׁ֥וֹןA wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.Proverbs 17:20 · בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹThe one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.Proverbs 18:21 · לָשׁ֑וֹןLife and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.Proverbs 21:6 · בִּלְשׁ֣וֹןMaking a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.Proverbs 21:23 · וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹHe who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.Proverbs 25:15 · וְלָשׁ֥וֹןThrough patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.Proverbs 25:23 · לְשׁ֣וֹןAs the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.Proverbs 26:28 · לְֽשׁוֹן־A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.Proverbs 28:23 · לָשֽׁוֹן׃He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.Proverbs 31:26 · לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.Ecclesiastes 10:11 · הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.Song of Solomon 4:11 · לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְYour lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.Isaiah 3:8 · לְשׁוֹנָ֤םFor Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.Isaiah 5:24 · לְשׁ֣וֹןTherefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.Isaiah 11:15 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.Isaiah 28:11 · וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןIndeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this peopleIsaiah 30:27 · וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹBehold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.Isaiah 32:4 · וּלְשׁ֣וֹןThe mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.Isaiah 33:19 · לָשׁ֖וֹןYou will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.Isaiah 35:6 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThen the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.Isaiah 41:17 · לְשׁוֹנָ֖םThe poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.Isaiah 45:23 · לָשֽׁוֹן׃By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.Isaiah 50:4 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.Isaiah 54:17 · לָשׁ֛וֹןNo weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.Isaiah 57:4 · לָשׁ֑וֹןWhom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,Isaiah 59:3 · לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םFor your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.Isaiah 66:18 · וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹת“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.Jeremiah 5:15 · לְשֹׁנ֔וֹBehold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.Jeremiah 9:3 · לְשׁוֹנָם֙“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 9:5 · לְשׁוֹנָ֛םEach one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.Jeremiah 9:8 · לְשׁוֹנָ֖םTheir tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.Jeremiah 18:18 · בַלָּשׁ֔וֹןThen some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”Jeremiah 23:31 · לְשׁוֹנָ֔ם“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”Lamentations 4:4 · לְשׁ֥וֹןThe nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.Daniel 1:4 · וּלְשׁ֥וֹןyoung men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.Hosea 7:16 · לְשׁוֹנָ֑םThey turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.Micah 6:12 · וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םFor the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.Zephaniah 3:13 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”Zechariah 8:23 · לְשֹׁנ֣וֹתThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”Zechariah 14:12 · וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹAnd this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.