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

HebrewStrong's H3956
Quick definition
Hebrew word
לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn)
Pronounced: law-shone'

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)

Word study
Derivation: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);

KJV translation words: [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.

Where this word appears

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

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

tongue their ×12a tongue of ×10the tongue of ×8tongue ×8tongue my ×8the tongue ×5and tongue their ×4tongue his ×4tongue your ×4a tongue ×3according to language its ×3and tongue my ×3

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

לְשׁוֹן ×20לָשׁוֹן ×16לְשׁוֹנָם ×12לְשׁוֹנִי ×8לְשֹׁנוֹ ×6וּלְשׁוֹן ×5וּלְשׁוֹנָם ×4וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ ×4בִּלְשׁוֹנִי ×3וּלְשׁוֹנִי ×3

Books where it appears most

Psalms ×34Proverbs ×19Isaiah ×15Job ×9Joshua ×6Jeremiah ×6Esther ×5Ezekiel ×4

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).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

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.