: 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 · לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹBy these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.Genesis 10:20 · לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םThese are sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.Genesis 10:31 · לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑םThese are sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by their nations.Exodus 4:10 · לָשׁ֖וֹןAnd Moses saith unto Jehovah, ‘O, my Lord, I am not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I am slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.’Exodus 11:7 · לְשֹׁנ֔וֹ‘And against all the sons of Israel a dog sharpeneth not its tongue, from man even unto beast, so that ye know that Jehovah doth make a separation between the Egyptians and Israel;Deuteronomy 28:49 · לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃‘Jehovah doth lift up against thee a nation, from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle it flieth; a nation whose tongue thou hast not heard,Joshua 7:21 · וּלְשׁ֨וֹןand I see among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and one wedge of gold, whose weight is fifty shekels, and I desire them, and take them; and lo, they are hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.’Joshua 7:24 · לְשׁ֣וֹןAnd Joshua taketh Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, and the robe, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his ox, and his ass, and his flock, and his tent, and all that he hath, and all Israel with him, and they cause them to go up the valley of Achor.Joshua 10:21 · לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃that all the people turn back to the camp, unto Joshua, at Makkedah, in peace; none moved sharply his tongue against the sons of Israel.Joshua 15:2 · הַלָּשֹׁ֖ןand to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward;Joshua 15:5 · מִלְּשׁ֣וֹןAnd the east border is the salt sea, unto the extremity of the Jordan, and the border at the north quarter is from the bay of the sea, at the extremity of the Jordan;Joshua 18:19 · לְשׁ֤וֹןand the border hath passed over unto the side of Beth-Hoglah northward, and the outgoings of the border have been unto the north bay of the salt sea, unto the south extremity of the Jordan; this is the south border;Judges 7:5 · בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹAnd he bringeth down the people unto the water, and Jehovah saith unto Gideon, ‘Every one who lappeth with his tongue of the water as the dog lappeth—thou dost set him apart; also every one who boweth on his knees to drink.’2 Samuel 23:2 · לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃The Spirit of Jehovah hath spoken by me, And His word is on my tongue.Nehemiah 13:24 · וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןAnd of their sons, half are speaking Ashdoditish—and are not knowing to speak Jewish—and according to the language of people and people.Esther 1:22 · כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ · כִּלְשׁ֥וֹןand sendeth letters unto all provinces of the king, unto province and province according to its writing, and unto people and people according to its tongue, for every man being head in his own house—and speaking according to the language of his people.Esther 3:12 · כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹAnd scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who are over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king,Esther 8:9 · כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ · וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃And the scribes of the king are called, at that time, in the third month—it is the month of Sivan—in the three and twentieth of it, and it is written, according to all that Mordecai hath commanded, unto the Jews, and unto the lieutenants, and the governors, and the heads of the provinces, that are from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces—province and province according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, and unto the Jews according to their writing, and according to their tongue.Job 5:21 · לָ֭שׁוֹןWhen the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.Job 6:30 · בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥יIs there in my tongue perverseness? Discerneth not my palate desirable things?Job 15:5 · לְשׁ֣וֹןFor thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.Job 20:12 · לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,Job 20:16 · לְשׁ֣וֹןGall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper.Job 27:4 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יMy lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.Job 29:10 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םThe voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved.Job 33:2 · לְשׁוֹנִ֣יLo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.Job 41:1 · לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃Dost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down—his tongue?Psalm 5:9 · לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗םFor there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart is mischiefs, An open grave is their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.Psalm 10:7 · לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹOf oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue is perverseness and iniquity,Psalm 12:3 · לָ֝שׁ֗וֹןJehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,Psalm 12:4 · לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּWho said, ‘By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?’Psalm 15:3 · לְשֹׁנ֗וֹHe hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.Psalm 22:15 · וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיDried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.Psalm 31:20 · לְשֹׁנֽוֹת׃Thou hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, From the strife of tongues.Psalm 34:13 · לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.Psalm 35:28 · וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיAnd my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!Psalm 37:30 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹThe mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.Psalm 39:1 · בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יTo the Overseer, to Jeduthun.—A Psalm of David. I have said, ‘I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.’Psalm 39:3 · בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃Hot is my heart within me, In my meditating doth the fire burn, I have spoken with my tongue.Psalm 45:1 · לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יTo the Overseer.—‘On the Lilies.’—By sons of Korah.—An Instruction.—A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue is the pen of a speedy writer.Psalm 50:19 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,Psalm 51:14 · לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יDeliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.Psalm 52:2 · לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָMischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.Psalm 52:4 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.Psalm 55:9 · לְשׁוֹנָ֑םSwallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.Psalm 57:4 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םMy soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames—sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.Psalm 64:3 · לְשׁוֹנָ֑םWho sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow—a bitter word.Psalm 64:8 · לְשׁוֹנָ֑םAnd they cause him to stumble, Against them is their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.Psalm 66:17 · לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃Unto Him with my mouth I have called, And exaltation is under my tongue.Psalm 68:23 · לְשׁ֥וֹןSo that thou dashest thy foot in blood, In the blood of enemies—the tongue of Thy dogs.’Psalm 71:24 · לְשׁוֹנִ֗יMy tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed—because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!Psalm 73:9 · וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םThey have set in the heavens their mouth, And their tongue walketh in the earth.Psalm 78:36 · וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םAnd—they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,Psalm 109:2 · לְשׁ֣וֹןFor the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me—A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!Psalm 119:172 · לְ֭שׁוֹנִיMy tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands are righteous.Psalm 120:2 · מִלָּשׁ֥וֹןO Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!Psalm 120:3 · לָשׁ֥וֹןWhat doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue!Psalm 126:2 · וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּThen filled with laughter is our mouth, And our tongue with singing, Then do they say among nations, ‘Jehovah did great things with these.’Psalm 137:6 · לְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀My tongue doth cleave to my palate, If I do not remember thee, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.Psalm 139:4 · בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יFor there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!Psalm 140:3 · לְשׁוֹנָם֮They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.Psalm 140:11 · לָשׁוֹן֮A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence—evil hunteth to overflowing.Proverbs 6:17 · לְשׁ֣וֹןEyes high—tongues false—And hands shedding innocent blood—Proverbs 6:24 · לָשׁ֥וֹןTo preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.Proverbs 10:20 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.Proverbs 10:31 · וּלְשׁ֥וֹןThe mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.Proverbs 12:18 · וּלְשׁ֖וֹןA rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.Proverbs 12:19 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment—a tongue of falsehood.Proverbs 15:2 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.Proverbs 15:4 · לָ֭שׁוֹןA healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it—a breach in the spirit.Proverbs 16:1 · לָשֽׁוֹן׃Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.Proverbs 17:4 · לְשׁ֥וֹןAn evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.Proverbs 17:20 · בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹThe perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.Proverbs 18:21 · לָשׁ֑וֹןDeath and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.Proverbs 21:6 · בִּלְשׁ֣וֹןThe making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.Proverbs 21:23 · וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹWhoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.Proverbs 25:15 · וְלָשׁ֥וֹןBy long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.Proverbs 25:23 · לְשׁ֣וֹןA north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue—indignant faces.Proverbs 26:28 · לְֽשׁוֹן־A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!Proverbs 28:23 · לָשֽׁוֹן׃Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.Proverbs 31:26 · לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.Ecclesiastes 10:11 · הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.Song of Solomon 4:11 · לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְThy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk are under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments Is as the fragrance of Lebanon.Isaiah 3:8 · לְשׁוֹנָ֤םFor stumbled hath Jerusalem, and Judah hath fallen, For their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, To provoke the eyes of His glory.Isaiah 5:24 · לְשׁ֣וֹןTherefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised.Isaiah 11:15 · לְשׁ֣וֹןAnd Jehovah hath devoted to destruction The tongue of the sea of Egypt, And hath waved His hand over the river, In the terror of his wind, And hath smitten it at the seven streams, And hath caused men to tread it with shoes.Isaiah 28:11 · וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןFor by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.Isaiah 30:27 · וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹLo, the name of Jehovah is coming from far, Burning is His anger, and great the flame, His lips have been full of indignation, And His tongue is as a devouring fire.Isaiah 32:4 · וּלְשׁ֣וֹןAnd the heart of those hastened Understandeth to know, And the tongue of stammerers hasteth to speak clearly.Isaiah 33:19 · לָשׁ֖וֹןThe strong people thou seest not, A people deeper of lip than to be understood, Of a scorned tongue, there is no understanding.Isaiah 35:6 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThen leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert.Isaiah 41:17 · לְשׁוֹנָ֖םThe poor and the needy are seeking water, And there is none, Their tongue with thirst hath failed, I, Jehovah do answer them, The God of Israel—I forsake them not.Isaiah 45:23 · לָשֽׁוֹן׃By Myself I have sworn, Gone out from my mouth in righteousness hath a word, And it turneth not back, That to Me, bow doth every knee, every tongue swear.Isaiah 50:4 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary by a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones.Isaiah 54:17 · לָשׁ֛וֹןNo weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee, In judgment thou condemnest. This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!Isaiah 57:4 · לָשׁ֑וֹןAgainst whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom enlarge ye the mouth? Prolong ye the tongue? Are not ye children of transgression? a false seed?Isaiah 59:3 · לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םFor your hands have been polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity, Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue perverseness doth mutter.Isaiah 66:18 · וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹתAnd I—their works and their thoughts, I come to gather all the nations and tongues, And they have come and seen My honour.Jeremiah 5:15 · לְשֹׁנ֔וֹLo, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah, A nation—strong it is, a nation—from of old it is, A nation—thou knowest not its tongue, Nor understandest what it speaketh.Jeremiah 9:3 · לְשׁוֹנָם֙And they bend their tongue, their bow is a lie, And not for stedfastness have they been mighty in the land, For from evil unto evil they have gone forth, And Me they have not known, An affirmation of Jehovah!Jeremiah 9:5 · לְשׁוֹנָ֛םAnd each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.Jeremiah 9:8 · לְשׁוֹנָ֖םA slaughtering arrow is their tongue, Deceit it hath spoken in its mouth, Peace with its neighbour it speaketh, And in its heart it layeth its ambush,Jeremiah 18:18 · בַלָּשׁ֔וֹןAnd they say, Come, And we devise against Jeremiah devices, For law doth not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we smite him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.Jeremiah 23:31 · לְשׁוֹנָ֔םLo, I am against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are making smooth their tongue, And they affirm—an affirmation.Lamentations 4:4 · לְשׁ֥וֹןCleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.Daniel 1:4 · וּלְשׁ֥וֹןlads in whom there is no blemish, and of good appearance, and skilful in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and teaching thought, and who have ability to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.Hosea 7:16 · לְשׁוֹנָ֑םThey turn back—not to the Most High, They have been as a deceitful bow, Fall by sword do their princes, From the insolence of their tongue, This is their derision in the land of Egypt!Micah 6:12 · וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םWhose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.Zephaniah 3:13 · לְשׁ֣וֹןThe remnant of Israel do no perversity, nor speak lies, Nor found in their mouth is a deceitful tongue, For they have delight, and have lain down, And there is none troubling.Zechariah 8:23 · לְשֹׁנ֣וֹתThus said Jehovah of Hosts: In those days take hold do ten men of all languages of the nations, Yea, they have taken hold on the skirt of a man, a Jew, saying: We go with you, for we heard God is with you!Zechariah 14:12 · וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹAnd this is the plague with which Jehovah Doth plague all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem, He hath consumed away its flesh, And it is standing on its feet, And its eyes are consumed in their holes, And its tongue is consumed in their mouth.