Word Study · Strong's H3956 · Hebrew
לָשׁוֹן
lashon
law-shone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: lâshôwn
“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)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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)
Rendered in the KJV as
[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
- 117occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 22 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 78inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 117 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 78
- לְשׁ֣וֹן15
- לָשׁ֖וֹן4
- לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם4
- וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם3
- לְשׁ֥וֹן3
- לָשֽׁוֹן׃3
- לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃3
- וּלְשׁ֥וֹן2
- וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ2
- וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי2
- כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ2
- לָשׁ֥וֹן2
and 66 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 47
- tongue their12
- a tongue of10
- tongue9
- [the] tongue of8
- tongue my8
- [the] tongue4
- and tongue their4
- tongue his4
- tongue your4
- a tongue3
- according to language its3
- and [the] tongue of3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 30
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)20
- noun · masculine or feminine singular17
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural12
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular8
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular8
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcbsc · 20
- HNcbsa · 17
- HNcbsc/Sp3mp · 12
- HNcbsc/Sp1bs · 8
- HNcbsc/Sp3ms · 8
- HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms · 6
- HC/Ncbsc · 5
- HC/Ncbsc/Sp3mp · 4
- HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms · 4
- HR/Ncbsc/Sp1bs · 4
- HC/Ncbsc/Sp1bs · 3
- HR/Ncbsc · 3
All 117, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms35 of 117 · 30%
- Proverbs19 of 117 · 16%
- Isaiah15 of 117 · 13%
- Job9 of 117 · 8%
- Joshua6 of 117 · 5%
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 10:5לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹlilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularFrom these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.here: to own language its
- Genesis 10:20לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םlilshonotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThese are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.here: to languages their
- Genesis 10:31לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑םlilshonotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThese are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.here: to languages their
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 4:10לָשׁ֖וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singular“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.”here: tongue
- Exodus 11:7לְשֹׁנ֔וֹleshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut 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.here: tongue its
Joshua6 occurrences
- Joshua 7:21וּלְשׁ֨וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”here: and a wedge of
- Joshua 7:24לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] wedge of
- Joshua 10:21לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃leshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.here: tongue his
- Joshua 15:2הַלָּשֹׁ֖ןhalashonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularTheir southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,here: the bay
- Joshua 15:5מִלְּשׁ֣וֹןmileshonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.here: [is] from [the] bay of
- Joshua 18:19לְשׁ֤וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.here: [the] bay of
Esther5 occurrences
- Esther 1:22כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.here: according to language its
- Esther 1:22כִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkilshonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.here: according to [the] language of
- Esther 3:12כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularOn the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.here: according to language its
- Esther 8:9כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAt once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.here: according to language its
- Esther 8:9וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃vekhilshonamconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralAt once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.here: and according to language their
Job9 occurrences
- Job 5:21לָ֭שׁוֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularYou will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.here: [the] tongue
- Job 6:30בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥יbilshonipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularIs there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?here: on tongue my
- Job 15:5לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.here: [the] tongue of
- Job 20:12לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃leshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThough evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,here: tongue his
- Job 20:16לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.here: [the] tongue of
- Job 27:4וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יuleshoniconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularmy lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.here: and tongue my
- Job 29:10וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םuleshonamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.here: and tongue their
- Job 33:2לְשׁוֹנִ֣יleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBehold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.here: tongue my
- Job 41:1לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃leshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?here: tongue its
Psalms35 occurrences
- Psalms 5:9לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFor not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.here: tongue their
- Psalms 10:7לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹleshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.here: tongue his
- Psalms 12:3לָ֝שׁ֗וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularMay the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.here: a tongue
- Psalms 12:4לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּlilshonenupreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralThey say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”here: to tongues our
- Psalms 15:3לְשֹׁנ֗וֹleshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularwho has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,here: tongue his
- Psalms 22:15וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיuleshoniconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.here: and tongue my
- Psalms 31:20לְשֹׁנֽוֹת׃leshonotnoun · feminine pluralYou hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.here: tongues
- Psalms 34:13לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣leshonkhanoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularKeep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.here: tongue your
- Psalms 35:28וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיuleshoniconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThen my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.here: and tongue my
- Psalms 37:30וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹuleshonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.here: and tongue his
- Psalms 39:1בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvilshonipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”here: with tongue my
- Psalms 39:3בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bilshonipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:here: with tongue my
- Psalms 45:1לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.here: tongue my
- Psalms 50:19וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗uleshonkhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYou unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.here: and tongue your
- Psalms 51:14לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularDeliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.here: tongue my
- Psalms 52:2לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָleshonekhanoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYour tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.here: tongue your
- Psalms 52:4לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.here: a tongue of
- Psalms 55:9לְשׁוֹנָ֑םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralO Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.here: tongue their
- Psalms 57:4וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םuleshonamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralMy soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.here: and tongue their
- Psalms 64:3לְשׁוֹנָ֑םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralwho sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,here: tongue their
- Psalms 64:8לְשׁוֹנָ֑םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.here: tongue their
- Psalms 66:17לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃leshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.here: tongue my
- Psalms 68:23לְשׁ֥וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”here: [the] tongue of
- Psalms 71:24לְשׁוֹנִ֗יleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.here: tongue my
- Psalms 73:9וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םuleshonamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.here: and tongue their
- Psalms 78:36וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םuvilshonamconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBut they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.here: and with tongue their
- Psalms 109:2לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.here: a tongue of
- Psalms 119:172לְ֭שׁוֹנִיleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.here: tongue my
- Psalms 120:2מִלָּשׁ֥וֹןmilashonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singularDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.here: from a tongue
- Psalms 120:3לָשׁ֥וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularWhat will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?here: O tongue
- Psalms 126:2וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּuleshonenuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralThen our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”here: and tongue our
- Psalms 137:6לְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀leshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMay my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!here: tongue my
- Psalms 139:4בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbilshonipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularEven before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.here: on tongue my
- Psalms 140:3לְשׁוֹנָם֮leshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selahhere: tongue their
- Psalms 140:11לָשׁוֹן֮lashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularMay no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.here: tongue
Proverbs19 occurrences
- Proverbs 6:17לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,here: a tongue of
- Proverbs 6:24לָשׁ֥וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularto keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.here: tongue
- Proverbs 10:20לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.here: [the] tongue of
- Proverbs 10:31וּלְשׁ֥וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.here: and a tongue of
- Proverbs 12:18וּלְשׁ֖וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.here: and [the] tongue of
- Proverbs 12:19לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.here: a tongue of
- Proverbs 15:2לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.here: [the] tongue of
- Proverbs 15:4לָ֭שׁוֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularA soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.here: tongue
- Proverbs 16:1לָשֽׁוֹן׃lashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularThe plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.here: [the] tongue
- Proverbs 17:4לְשׁ֥וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.here: a tongue of
- Proverbs 17:20בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.here: in tongue his
- Proverbs 18:21לָשׁ֑וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularLife and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.here: [the] tongue
- Proverbs 21:6בִּלְשׁ֣וֹןbilshonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.here: by a tongue of
- Proverbs 21:23וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹuleshonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.here: and tongue his
- Proverbs 25:15וְלָשׁ֥וֹןvelashonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThrough patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.here: and a tongue
- Proverbs 25:23לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.here: a tongue of
- Proverbs 26:28לְֽשׁוֹן־leshonoshe-noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.here: a tongue of
- Proverbs 28:23לָשֽׁוֹן׃lashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularHe who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.here: [the] tongue
- Proverbs 31:26לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃leshonahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularShe opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.here: tongue her
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
Isaiah15 occurrences
- Isaiah 3:8לְשׁוֹנָ֤םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFor Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.here: tongue their
- Isaiah 5:24לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.here: a tongue of
- Isaiah 11:15לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.here: [the] tongue of
- Isaiah 28:11וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןuvelashonconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singularIndeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this peoplehere: and by a tongue
- Isaiah 30:27וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹuleshonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBehold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.here: and tongue his
- Isaiah 32:4וּלְשׁ֣וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.here: and [the] tongue of
- Isaiah 33:19לָשׁ֖וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularYou will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.here: tongue
- Isaiah 35:6לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.here: [the] tongue of
- Isaiah 41:17לְשׁוֹנָ֖םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.here: tongue their
- Isaiah 45:23לָשֽׁוֹן׃lashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularBy Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.here: tongue
- Isaiah 50:4לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.here: a tongue of
- Isaiah 54:17לָשׁ֛וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularNo weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.here: tongue
- Isaiah 57:4לָשׁ֑וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularWhom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,here: a tongue
- Isaiah 59:3לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םleshonkhemnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralFor your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.here: tongue your
- Isaiah 66:18וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹתvehaleshonotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.here: and the languages
Jeremiah6 occurrences
- Jeremiah 5:15לְשֹׁנ֔וֹleshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBehold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.here: language its
- Jeremiah 9:3לְשׁוֹנָם֙leshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.here: tongue their
- Jeremiah 9:5לְשׁוֹנָ֛םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralEach one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.here: tongue their
- Jeremiah 9:8לְשׁוֹנָ֖םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralTheir tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.here: tongue their
- Jeremiah 18:18בַלָּשׁ֔וֹןvalashonpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singularThen some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”here: with the tongue
- Jeremiah 23:31לְשׁוֹנָ֔םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”here: tongue their
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 3:5לָשׁ֖וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularFor you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—here: tongue
- Ezekiel 3:6לָשׁ֔וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singularnot to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.here: tongue
- Ezekiel 3:26וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙uleshonkhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularI will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.here: and tongue your
- Ezekiel 36:3לָשׁ֖וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartherefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers,here: a tongue
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 8:23לְשֹׁנ֣וֹתleshonotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”here: [the] tongues of
- Zechariah 14:12וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹuleshonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd 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.here: and tongue its