Original Word: לָשׁוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: lashon
Phonetic Spelling: (law-shone')
Short Definition: tongue ^{Josh 7:21} and (more often) ^{Isaiah 28:11} (Late Hebrew id.; also Assyrian lišânu; Arabic 👁 Image
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(all li-); Zinjirli DHM^{Sendsch. 59}); — absolute Exodus 4:10 +; Joshua 15:2; construct Joshua 7:21 +; suffix 2 Samuel 23:2; Exodus 11:7 2t.; Judges 7:5; Esther 1:22; Psalm 34:14; Isaiah 59:3, etc.; plural absolute Psalm 31:21; Isaiah 66:18; construct Zechariah 8:23; suffix Genesis 10:20,31; —

tongue of men,

Judges 7:5; cleaving to the palate (), in thirst Lamentations 4:4, so as to produce dumbness Job 29:10 ("" ), Psalm 137:6; Ezekiel 3:26 ("" ); cleaving to jaws () Psalm 22:16; Isaiah 41:17 their tongue for thirst is parched; Zechariah 14:12 (of s judgment); a choice morsel is held Job 20:12 (figurative of mischief), compare Psalm 10:7 (ready to be uttered), Psalm 66:17 ("" ), Songs 4:11.

(especially Psalms, Proverbs, often "" , ); — Exodus 4:10 (J) heavy of tongue; Proverbs 16:1, 2 Samuel 23:2, compare Proverbs 31:26; Psalm 139:4 (), Job 6:30; Proverbs 18:21, compare Proverbs 21:23; Proverbs 25:15; of (false) prophets, Jeremiah 23:31; subject of verb of speaking, Di — Job 33:2; Psalm 12:4; Psalm 37:30; compare (Jeremiah 9:7 below and) Isaiah 32:4, Psalm 45:2, i.e. as swift as a rapid scribe's stylus; subject of Isaiah 59:3; Job 27:4; Psalm 35:28; Psalm 71:24; subject of Isaiah 45:23; Psalm 73:9; of hostile speech, insolence, etc., Joshua 10:21 (J E; object of I. q. v., compare

below), Jeremiah 18:18; Isaiah 3:8; Hosea 7:16 (but text dubious, compare We Now), Psalm 57:6, compare Psalm 64:4; Psalm 140:4; Isaiah 54:17; Isaiah 57:4; further, Jeremiah 9:2; Jeremiah 9:4; as instrument of seductive flattery (), without , Psalm 5:10; Proverbs 28:33, compare Proverbs 6:24;. of falsehood Psalm 78:36 (compare below); of slander (compare ) Psalm 15:3, Psalm 140:12, compare Proverbs 25:33; Psalm 39:2; compare Psalm 64:9 (text dubious, see Hup Che Bae); moral qualities ascribed to: — as arrogant Psalm 12:5 (compare Psalm 12:4 above); as devising injuries, Psalm 52:4, compare Proverbs 17:4; Psalm 50:19 nectere fraudem; Psalm 34:14 "" ; often of lying tongue: Proverbs 6:17; Proverbs 12:19; Proverbs 21:6; Proverbs 26:28; Psalm 109:2; Psalm 52:6; Micah 6:12; Psalm 120:2; Psalm 120:3; Zephaniah 3:13; Proverbs 10:31, and Proverbs 17:20; Job 15:5; also Jeremiah 9:7; on the other hand Proverbs 10:20; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 15:4; Isaiah 50:4. — Note phrases Job 5:21 scourge of (the) tongue, Psalm 31:21; Psalm 55:10: also Ecclesiastes 10:11 (of serpent-charmer), and Ezekiel 36:3. — On tongue of (once), see below

Psalm 51:16; Psalm 126:2; Isaiah 35:6, Psalm 119:172.

= language Deuteronomy 28:49; Jeremiah 5:15 and later, namely: Ezekiel 3:5,6 (, "" , but strike out Manuscripts Co Sgfr^KauAT), Isaiah 28:11 ("" , , figurative of s unintelligible dealings); Isaiah 33:19 ("" ); Isaiah 66:18 ("" ), Zechariah 8:23; Genesis 10:5,20,31 (all P), Nehemiah 13:24; Esther 1:22 (twice in verse); Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9 (twice in verse); Daniel 1:4.

tongue of animals: dog Exodus 11:7 (J; object of I. q. v.; compare ), Psalm 68:24; adder Job 20:16 (subjectof ); crocodile Job 40:25.

tongue of fire, devouring, Isaiah 5:24; compare of , Isaiah 30:27 ("" ).

= (tongue-shaped) wedge of gold Joshua 7:21,24 (JE). So Assyrian lišânu; see Meissn^{ZAW xxlii {1905}, 151 f.} Johns^{Assyrian Deeds 2, 281}.

= (tongue-shaped) bay of sea Isaiah 11:15; Joshua 15:2,5; Joshua 18:19 (all P).

^{Daniel 3:7} ( Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew , √ ); — tongue = language, figurative for people: absolute Daniel 3:29; plural emphatic Daniel 3:4; Daniel 3:7; Daniel 4:31; Daniel 5:19; Daniel 6:26; Daniel 7:14 (compare Biblical Hebrew

, Isaiah 66:18).

see . below

babbler, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge

Or lashon {law-shone'}; also (in plural) feminine lshonah {lesh-o-naw'}; from lashan; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) -- + babbler,bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.

see HEBREW lashan

בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃ בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹ בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥י בַלָּשׁ֔וֹן בלשון בלשונו בלשוני בלשוני׃ הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃ הלשון׃ הלשן וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹת וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ וְלָשׁ֥וֹן וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗ם וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗י וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹן וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙ וּלְשׁ֖וֹן וּלְשׁ֣וֹן וּלְשׁ֥וֹן וּלְשׁ֨וֹן וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּ וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖ם ובלשון ובלשונם והלשנות וכלשון וכלשונם׃ ולשון ולשונו ולשוני ולשונך ולשונם ולשוננו כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ כלשון כלשונו כלשנו לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗י לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗ם לְ֭שׁוֹנִי לְֽשׁוֹן־ לְשֹׁנ֔וֹ לְשֹׁנ֗וֹ לְשֹׁנ֣וֹת לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃ לְשֹׁנֽוֹת׃ לְשׁ֣וֹן לְשׁ֤וֹן לְשׁ֥וֹן לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם לְשׁוֹנִ֗י לְשׁוֹנִ֣י לְשׁוֹנִ֨י ׀ לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃ לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָ לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם לְשׁוֹנָ֔ם לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם לְשׁוֹנָ֤ם לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ לְשׁוֹנָם֙ לְשׁוֹנָם֮ לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃ לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּ לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שׁ֗וֹן לָ֭שׁוֹן לָשֽׁוֹן׃ לָשׁ֑וֹן לָשׁ֔וֹן לָשׁ֖וֹן לָשׁ֛וֹן לָשׁ֥וֹן לָשׁוֹן֮ ללשנו ללשננו ללשנתם לשון לשון׃ לשוןש־ לשונה׃ לשונו לשונו׃ לשוני לשוני׃ לשונך לשונכם לשונם לשנו לשנו׃ לשנות לשנות׃ מִלְּשׁ֣וֹן מִלָּשׁ֥וֹן מלשון ḇal·lā·šō·wn ḇallāšōwn bil·šō·w·nî ḇil·šō·w·nî bil·šō·w·nōw bil·šō·wn bilShon bilshoNi bilshoNo bilšōwn bilšōwnî ḇilšōwnî bilšōwnōw hal·lā·šō·wn hal·lā·šōn hallaShon hallāšōn hallāšōwn kil·šō·nōw kil·šō·w·nōw kil·šō·wn kilShon kilshoNo kilšōnōw kilšōwn kilšōwnōw lā·šō·wn laShon lāšōwn lə·šō·nō·wṯ lə·šō·nōw lə·šō·w·nāh lə·šō·w·nām lə·šō·w·ne·ḵā lə·šō·w·nêḵ lə·šō·w·nî lə·šō·w·nō·še- lə·šō·w·nōw lə·šō·wn lə·šō·wn·ḵā lə·šō·wn·ḵem leShon leshoNah leshoNam leshonCha leshonChem leshoNech leshoNecha leshoNi leshoNo leshonoShe leshoNot ləšōnōw ləšōnōwṯ ləšōwn ləšōwnāh ləšōwnām ləšōwnêḵ ləšōwneḵā ləšōwnî ləšōwnḵā ləšōwnḵem ləšōwnōše- ləšōwnōw lil·šō·nê·nū lil·šō·nō·ṯām lil·šō·nōw lilshoNenu lilshoNo lilshonoTam lilšōnênū lilšōnōṯām lilšōnōw mil·lā·šō·wn mil·lə·šō·wn millaShon millāšōwn milleShon milləšōwn ū·ḇə·lā·šō·wn ū·ḇil·šō·w·nām ū·lə·šō·w·nām ū·lə·šō·w·nê·nū ū·lə·šō·w·nî ū·lə·šō·w·nōw ū·lə·šō·wn ū·lə·šō·wn·ḵā ūḇəlāšōwn ūḇilšōwnām uleShon uleshoNam uleshoncha uleshoNenu uleshoNi uleshoNo ūləšōwn ūləšōwnām ūləšōwnênū ūləšōwnî ūləšōwnḵā ūləšōwnōw uvelaShon uvilshoNam vallaShon vechilShon vechilshoNam vehalleshoNot velaShon vilShoNi wə·hal·lə·šō·nō·wṯ wə·ḵil·šō·w·nām wə·ḵil·šō·wn wə·lā·šō·wn wəhalləšōnōwṯ wəḵilšōwn wəḵilšōwnām wəlāšōwnInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts

Strong's Hebrew 3956
117 Occurrences

bil·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
bil·šō·w·nî — 3 Occ.
bil·šō·w·nōw — 2 Occ.
hal·lā·šōn — 2 Occ.
kil·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
kil·šō·w·nōw — 3 Occ.
lā·šō·wn — 17 Occ.
lə·šō·wn — 19 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nāh — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nām — 12 Occ.
lə·šō·wn·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·wn·ḵem — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nêḵ — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·w·ne·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nî — 8 Occ.
lə·šō·nōw — 8 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nō·še- — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·nō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
lil·šō·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
lil·šō·nōw — 1 Occ.
lil·šō·nō·ṯām — 2 Occ.
mil·lā·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
mil·lə·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·wn — 5 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·w·nām — 4 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·wn·ḵā — 2 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·w·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·w·nî — 3 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·w·nōw — 4 Occ.
ū·ḇə·lā·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇil·šō·w·nām — 1 Occ.
ḇal·lā·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵil·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵil·šō·w·nām — 1 Occ.
wə·hal·lə·šō·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·lā·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
ḇil·šō·w·nî — 1 Occ.

Genesis 10:5
HEB: בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃
NAS: every one according to his language, according to their families,
KJV: every one after his tongue, after their families,
INT: their lands every to his language to their families their nations

Genesis 10:20
HEB: חָ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃
NAS: according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands,
KJV: after their families, after their tongues, in their countries,
INT: of Ham to their families to their languages their lands their nations

Genesis 10:31
HEB: שֵׁ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם לְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃
NAS: according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands,
KJV: after their families, after their tongues, in their lands,
INT: of Shem to their families to their languages their lands to their nations

Exodus 4:10
HEB: פֶּ֛ה וּכְבַ֥ד לָשׁ֖וֹן אָנֹֽכִי׃
NAS: of speech and slow of tongue.
KJV: of speech, and of a slow tongue.
INT: of speech and slow of tongue I

Exodus 11:7
HEB: יֶֽחֱרַץ־ כֶּ֙לֶב֙ לְשֹׁנ֔וֹ לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ וְעַד־
KJV: move his tongue, against man
INT: move A dog his tongue man or

Deuteronomy 28:49
HEB: לֹא־ תִשְׁמַ֖ע לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃
NAS: whose language you shall not understand,
KJV: a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
INT: shall not understand language

Joshua 7:21
HEB: שְׁקָלִ֣ים כֶּ֗סֶף וּלְשׁ֨וֹן זָהָ֤ב אֶחָד֙
NAS: of silver and a bar of gold
KJV: and a wedge of gold
INT: shekels of silver bar of gold and a

Joshua 7:24
HEB: הָאַדֶּ֣רֶת וְֽאֶת־ לְשׁ֣וֹן הַזָּהָ֡ב וְֽאֶת־
NAS: the mantle, the bar of gold,
KJV: and the garment, and the wedge of gold,
INT: the silver the mantle the bar of gold his sons

Joshua 10:21
HEB: לְאִ֖ישׁ אֶת־ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃
NAS: one uttered a word against any of the sons
KJV: none moved his tongue against any
INT: of Israel any A word

Joshua 15:2
HEB: הַמֶּ֑לַח מִן־ הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַפֹּנֶ֥ה נֶֽגְבָּה׃
NAS: Sea, from the bay that turns
KJV: sea, from the bay that looketh
INT: of the Salt from the bay turns to the south

Joshua 15:5
HEB: לִפְאַ֤ת צָפ֙וֹנָה֙ מִלְּשׁ֣וֹן הַיָּ֔ם מִקְצֵ֖ה
NAS: side was from the bay of the sea
KJV: quarter [was] from the bay of the sea
INT: side of the north the bay of the sea the mouth

Joshua 18:19
HEB: הַגְּב֗וּל אֶל־ לְשׁ֤וֹן יָם־ הַמֶּ֙לַח֙
NAS: at the north bay of the Salt
KJV: were at the north bay of the salt
INT: and the border about bay Sea of the Salt

Judges 7:5
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ יָלֹק֩ בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹ מִן־ הַמַּ֜יִם
NAS: the water with his tongue as a dog
KJV: of the water with his tongue, as a dog
INT: who laps his tongue at the water

2 Samuel 23:2
HEB: וּמִלָּת֖וֹ עַל־ לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃
NAS: by me, And His word was on my tongue.
KJV: by me, and his word [was] in my tongue.
INT: and his word was on my tongue

Nehemiah 13:24
HEB: לְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוּדִ֑ית וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן עַ֥ם וָעָֽם׃
NAS: the language of Judah, but the language of his own
KJV: in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each
INT: to speak the language the language of his own people

Esther 1:22
HEB: עַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ לִהְי֤וֹת כָּל־
NAS: people according to their language, that every
KJV: thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man
INT: every people to their language become every

Esther 1:22
HEB: בְּבֵית֔וֹ וּמְדַבֵּ֖ר כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן עַמּֽוֹ׃ פ
NAS: and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.
KJV: and that [it] should be published according to the language of every people.
INT: house speaks the language people

Esther 3:12
HEB: וְעַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ בְּשֵׁ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
NAS: people according to its language, being written
KJV: thereof, and [to] every people after their language; in the name
INT: each people language the name of King

Esther 8:9
HEB: וְעַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ וְאֶ֨ל־ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים
NAS: people according to their language as well as to the Jews
KJV: thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews
INT: every people to their language to the Jews

Esther 8:9
HEB: הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים כִּכְתָבָ֖ם וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃
NAS: according to their script and their language.
KJV: according to their writing, and according to their language.
INT: the Jews describe and their language

Job 5:21
HEB: בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־
NAS: from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid
KJV: from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid
INT: the scourge of the tongue will be hidden and you

Job 6:30
HEB: הֲיֵשׁ־ בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י עַוְלָ֑ה אִם־
NAS: injustice on my tongue? Cannot
KJV: iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste
INT: is there babbler iniquity lo

Job 15:5
HEB: פִ֑יךָ וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר לְשׁ֣וֹן עֲרוּמִֽים׃
NAS: And you choose the language of the crafty.
KJV: and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
INT: your mouth choose the language of the crafty

Job 20:12
HEB: יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃
NAS: [And] he hides it under his tongue,
KJV: [though] he hide it under his tongue;
INT: hides under his tongue

Job 20:16
HEB: יִינָ֑ק תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֶפְעֶֽה׃
NAS: The viper's tongue slays
KJV: the viper's tongue shall slay
INT: sucks slays tongue the viper's

117 Occurrences