Strong's Hebrew · H3956
H3956 lâshôwn
לָשׁוֹן
law-shone'
tongue
Looking for Greek G3956 pâs? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3956. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
lâshôwn appears 117 times in Scripture, including Genesis 10:5 and Exodus 4:10. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
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)
In the King James Version
babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Derivation
or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);
Appears 117 times in Scripture
“The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.”
“But 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.”
“These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.”
“These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.”
“Then 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.”
“From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.”
“And 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.”
““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.””
“I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.”
“Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
