Word Study · Strong's H3960 · Hebrew

לָשַׁן

lashan

law-shan'

Strong's 1890 spelling: lâshan

“to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate

Rendered in the KJV as

accuse, slander.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

מְלָשְׁנִ֬י1
תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן1

How it is rendered · 2

[one who] slanders1
you slander1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singular1
verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1

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HVhj2ms · 1
HVprmsa · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Psalms1 of 2 · 50%
Proverbs1 of 2 · 50%

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Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 101:5מְלָשְׁנִ֬יmelasheniverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularWhoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.here: [one who] slanders

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 30:10תַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtalshenverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularDo not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.here: you slander

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