Strong's Hebrew · H3960

לָשַׁן

lâshan · law-shan'

accuse, slander.

Definition

to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate

Derivation

a primitive root; properly, to lick; but used only as a denominative from H3956 (לָשׁוֹן);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Proverbs 30:10

Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

Psalms 101:5

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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