Hebrew noun · H3956
לָשׁוֹן
lashonlaw-shone'
tongue
117 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: lâshôwn
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3956is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 22 of 39Old Testament books
- 78spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H3956
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)
The King James renders it: [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
lashon is rendered "tongue". It stands 117 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-two books.
- Thirty-five of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 10:5From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
- The Greek text spells it seventy-eight different ways.
The first use
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
Genesis 10:5לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirty-five of the word's 117 uses are in Psalms.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- tongue13
- tongue their12
- a tongue of10
- tongue my8
- tongue of8
- and tongue their4
- tongue his4
- tongue your4
- a tongue3
- according to language its3
- and tongue his3
- and tongue my3
and 34 more, 117 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 117, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
78 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- לְשׁ֣וֹן15
- לָשׁ֖וֹן4
- לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם4
- וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם3
- לְשׁ֥וֹן3
- לָשֽׁוֹן׃3
- לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃3
- וּלְשׁ֥וֹן2
- וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ2
- וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי2
- כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ2
- לָשׁ֥וֹן2
and 66 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)20HNcbsc
- noun · masculine or feminine singular17HNcbsa
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural12HNcbsc/Sp3mp
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular8HNcbsc/Sp1bs
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular8HNcbsc/Sp3ms
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5HC/Ncbsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4HC/Ncbsc/Sp3mp
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4HR/Ncbsc/Sp1bs
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3HC/Ncbsc/Sp1bs
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3HR/Ncbsc
Genesis
three uses
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
- לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹlilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: to own language its
These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
- לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑םlilshonotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to languages their
These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
- לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑םlilshonotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to languages their
Exodus
two uses
“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.”
- לָשׁ֖וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
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.
- לְשֹׁנ֔וֹleshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: tongue its
Deuteronomy
one use
The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
- לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃leshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: language its
Joshua
six uses
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.”
- וּלְשׁ֨וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and a wedge 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.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wedge of
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
- לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃leshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: tongue his
Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
- הַלָּשֹׁ֖ןhalashonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the bay
The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.
- מִלְּשׁ֣וֹןmileshonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from bay 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.
- לְשׁ֤וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: bay of
Judges
one use
So Gideon brought the people down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”
- בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with tongue his
2 Samuel
one use
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
- לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃leshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue my
Nehemiah
one use
Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.
- וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןvekhilshonconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and according to language of
Esther
five uses
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.
- כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: according to language its
- כִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkilshonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: according to language of
On 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.
- כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: according to language its
At 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.
- כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: according to language its
- וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃vekhilshonamconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and according to language their
Job
nine uses
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
- לָ֭שׁוֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?
- בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥יbilshonipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: on tongue my
For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongue of
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
- לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃leshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: tongue his
He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongue of
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
- וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יuleshoniconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and tongue my
The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
- וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םuleshonamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and tongue their
Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
- לְשׁוֹנִ֣יleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue my
“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
- לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃leshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: tongue its
Psalms
thirty-five uses
For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
- לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
- לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹleshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: tongue his
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
- לָ֝שׁ֗וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a tongue
They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
- לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּlilshonenupreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: to tongues our
who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
- לְשֹׁנ֗וֹleshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: tongue his
My 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.
- וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיuleshoniconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and tongue my
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
- לְשֹׁנֽוֹת׃leshonotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: tongues
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
- לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣leshonkhanoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: tongue your
Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
- וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיuleshoniconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and tongue my
The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
- וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹuleshonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and tongue his
I 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.”
- בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvilshonipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: with tongue my
My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
- בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bilshonipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: with tongue my
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
- לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue my
You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.
- וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗uleshonkhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and tongue your
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
- לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue my
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
- לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָleshonekhanoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: tongue your
You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
- לְשׁוֹנָ֑םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םuleshonamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and tongue their
who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
- לְשׁוֹנָ֑םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- לְשׁוֹנָ֑םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
- לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃leshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue my
that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
- לְשׁ֥וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongue of
My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
- לְשׁוֹנִ֗יleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue my
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
- וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םuleshonamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and tongue their
But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
- וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םuvilshonamconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and with tongue their
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
- לְ֭שׁוֹנִיleshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue my
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
- מִלָּשׁ֥וֹןmilashonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: from a tongue
What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
- לָשׁ֥וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: O tongue
Then 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.”
- וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּuleshonenuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: and tongue our
May 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!
- לְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀leshoninoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue my
Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
- בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbilshonipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: on tongue my
They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- לְשׁוֹנָם֮leshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
- לָשׁוֹן֮lashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
Proverbs
nineteen uses
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
- לָשׁ֥וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongue of
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
- וּלְשׁ֥וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and a tongue of
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- וּלְשׁ֖וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tongue of
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongue of
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- לָ֭שׁוֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
- לָשֽׁוֹן׃lashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
- לְשׁ֥וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
- בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbilshonopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in tongue his
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- לָשׁ֑וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
- בִּלְשׁ֣וֹןbilshonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by a tongue of
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹuleshonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and tongue his
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- וְלָשׁ֥וֹןvelashonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: and a tongue
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
- לְֽשׁוֹן־leshonoshe-noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
- לָשֽׁוֹן׃lashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
- לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃leshonahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: tongue her
Ecclesiastes
one use
If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
- הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃halashonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the tongue
Song of Solomon
one use
Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
- לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְleshonekhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: tongue your
Isaiah
fifteen uses
For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
- לְשׁוֹנָ֤םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
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.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue 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.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongue of
Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
- וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןuvelashonconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: and by a tongue
Behold, 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.
- וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹuleshonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and tongue his
The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
- וּלְשׁ֣וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tongue of
You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.
- לָשׁ֖וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
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.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongue of
The 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.
- לְשׁוֹנָ֖םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
By 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.
- לָשֽׁוֹן׃lashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
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.
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
No 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.
- לָשׁ֛וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
Whom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,
- לָשׁ֑וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a tongue
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
- לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םleshonkhemnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue your
“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
- וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹתvehaleshonotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and the languages
Jeremiah
six uses
Behold, 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.
- לְשֹׁנ֔וֹleshononoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: language its
“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.
- לְשׁוֹנָם֙leshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
- לְשׁוֹנָ֛םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
Their 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.
- לְשׁוֹנָ֖םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
Then 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.”
- בַלָּשׁ֔וֹןvalashonpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: with the tongue
“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”
- לְשׁוֹנָ֔םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
Lamentations
one use
The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.
- לְשׁ֥וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongue of
Ezekiel
four uses
For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—
- לָשׁ֖וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
not 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.
- לָשׁ֔וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: tongue
I 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.
- וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙uleshonkhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and tongue your
therefore 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,
- לָשׁ֖וֹןlashonnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a tongue
Daniel
one use
young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
- וּלְשׁ֥וֹןuleshonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tongue of
Hosea
one use
They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
- לְשׁוֹנָ֑םleshonamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: tongue their
Micah
one use
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
- וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םuleshonamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and tongue their
Zephaniah
one use
The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”
- לְשׁ֣וֹןleshonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tongue of
Zechariah
two uses
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.’”
- לְשֹׁנ֣וֹתleshonotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tongues of
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.
- וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹuleshonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and tongue its
The letters
Gematria 386· 1,036 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
