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לָשׁוֹן

la.shontongueHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun117 occurrences22 books115 verses

Definition

or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960; 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)
Traditional renderings: babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders לָשׁוֹן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

117 total
  1. Psalm 66:17לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃ · my tongue
    I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
  2. Psalm 68:23לְשׁ֥וֹן · the tongues
    …that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
  3. Psalm 71:24לְשׁוֹנִ֗י · My tongue
    My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
  4. Psalm 73:9וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם · and their tongues
    They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
  5. Psalm 78:36וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗ם · with their tongues
    But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
  6. Psalm 109:2לְשׁ֣וֹן · tongues
    For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
  7. Psalm 119:172לְ֭שׁוֹנִי · My tongue
    My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
  8. Psalm 120:2מִלָּשׁ֥וֹן · tongue
    Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
  9. Psalm 120:3לָשׁ֥וֹן · tongue
    What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
  10. Psalm 126:2וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּ · our tongues
    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.”
  11. Psalm 137:6לְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀ · May my tongue
    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!
  12. Psalm 139:4בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י · is on my tongue
    Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
  13. Psalm 140:3לְשׁוֹנָם֮ · their tongues
    They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
  14. Psalm 140:11לָשׁוֹן֮
    May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
  15. Proverbs 6:17לְשׁ֣וֹן · tongue
    …haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  16. Proverbs 6:24לָשׁ֥וֹן · tongue
    …to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
  17. Proverbs 10:20לְשׁ֣וֹן · The tongue
    The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
  18. Proverbs 10:31וּלְשׁ֥וֹן · tongue
    The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
  19. Proverbs 12:18וּלְשׁ֖וֹן · but the tongue
    Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  20. Proverbs 12:19לְשׁ֣וֹן · tongue
    Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
  21. Proverbs 15:2לְשׁ֣וֹן · The tongue
    The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
  22. Proverbs 15:4לָ֭שׁוֹן · tongue
    A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
  23. Proverbs 16:1לָשֽׁוֹן׃ · of the tongue
    The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
  24. Proverbs 17:4לְשׁ֥וֹן · tongue
    A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
  25. Proverbs 17:20בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ · and he whose tongue
    The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
  26. Proverbs 18:21לָשׁ֑וֹן · of the tongue
    Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  27. Proverbs 21:6בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן · tongue
    Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
  28. Proverbs 21:23וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ · and tongue
    He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
  29. Proverbs 25:15וְלָשׁ֥וֹן · tongue
    Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
  30. Proverbs 25:23לְשׁ֣וֹן · tongue
    As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
  31. Proverbs 26:28לְֽשׁוֹן־ · tongue
    A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
  32. Proverbs 28:23לָשֽׁוֹן׃ · with his tongue
    He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
  33. Proverbs 31:26לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ · her tongue
    She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
  34. Ecclesiastes 10:11הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃
    If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
  35. Song of Solomon 4:11לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ · your tongue
    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.
  36. Isaiah 3:8לְשׁוֹנָ֤ם · they spoke
    For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
  37. Isaiah 5:24לְשׁ֣וֹן · as a tongue
    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.
  38. Isaiah 11:15לְשׁ֣וֹן · the gulf
    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.
  39. Isaiah 28:11וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹן · tongues
    Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
  40. Isaiah 30:27וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ · and His 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.
  41. Isaiah 32:4וּלְשׁ֣וֹן · tongue
    The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
  42. Isaiah 33:19לָשׁ֖וֹן · in a language
    You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.
  43. Isaiah 35:6לְשׁ֣וֹן · 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.
  44. Isaiah 41:17לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם · their tongues
    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.
  45. Isaiah 45:23לָשֽׁוֹן׃ · tongue
    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.
  46. Isaiah 50:4לְשׁ֣וֹן · the 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.
  47. Isaiah 54:17לָשׁ֛וֹן · tongue
    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.
  48. Isaiah 57:4לָשׁ֑וֹן · your tongue
    Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,
  49. Isaiah 59:3לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם · and your tongue
    For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
  50. Isaiah 66:18וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹת · and tongues
    “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.