לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn) — Babbler
Hebrew word study: לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn), Strong's H3956. the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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)
KJV translation words: [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Strong's H3956 is tagged on 116 words in 114 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 10:5 and last appears in Zechariah 14:12.
How it is rendered in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 114)
- Genesis 10:5 — לִלְשֹׁנוֹ — to own language its
- Genesis 10:20 — לִלְשֹׁנֹתָם — to languages their
- Genesis 10:31 — לִלְשֹׁנֹתָם — to languages their
- Exodus 4:10 — לָשׁוֹן — tongue
- Exodus 11:7 — לְשֹׁנוֹ — tongue its
- Deuteronomy 28:49 — לְשֹׁנוֹ — language its
- Joshua 7:21 — וּלְשׁוֹן — and a wedge of
- Joshua 7:24 — לְשׁוֹן — the wedge of
- Joshua 10:21 — לְשֹׁנוֹ — tongue his
- Joshua 15:2 — הַלָּשֹׁן — the bay
- Joshua 15:5 — מִלְּשׁוֹן — is from the bay of
- Joshua 18:19 — לְשׁוֹן — the bay of
- Judges 7:5 — בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ — with tongue his
- 2 Samuel 23:2 — לְשׁוֹנִי — tongue my
- Nehemiah 13:24 — וְכִלְשׁוֹן — and according to the language of
- Esther 1:22 — כִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ — according to language its
- Esther 3:12 — כִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ — according to language its
- Esther 8:9 — כִּלְשֹׁנוֹ — according to language its
- Job 5:21 — לָשׁוֹן — the tongue
- Job 6:30 — בִּלְשׁוֹנִי — on tongue my
- Job 15:5 — לְשׁוֹן — the tongue of
- Job 20:12 — לְשׁוֹנוֹ — tongue his
- Job 20:16 — לְשׁוֹן — the tongue of
- Job 27:4 — וּלְשׁוֹנִי — and tongue my
- Job 29:10 — וּלְשׁוֹנָם — and tongue their
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H3960 לָשַׁן (lâshan).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3960 לָשַׁן (lâshan), H3961 לִשָּׁן (lishshân).
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What does lâshôwn (H3956) mean?
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).
How is H3956 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3956 as: [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge..
How often does לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn) appear?
Strong's H3956 is tagged on 116 words in 114 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 10:5 and last appears in Zechariah 14:12.
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