H3956 לָשׁוֹן
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 116 KJV occurrences
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn · law-shone'
Definition
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)
KJV Renderings
[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Derivation / Etymology
or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 116)
- Genesis 10:5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
- Nehemiah 13:24And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.
- Psalms 5:9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
- Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
- Psalms 120:3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
- Proverbs 17:4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
- Isaiah 28:11For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
- Jeremiah 9:5And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.