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H3956Gלָשׁוֹןla.shon

tonguePart of speech: Hebrew Noun

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Occurrences by book

  1. Genesis: 0
  2. 2
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. Deuteronomy: 0
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1 Samuel: 0
  10. 1
  11. 1 Kings: 0
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 2 Chronicles: 0
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 9
  19. 34
  20. 19
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. 12
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 1
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 1
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 1
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 1
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

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Other meanings of H3956

  • H3956Hלָשׁוֹןla.shontongue: languageH:N-MOccurrences: 18
  • H3956Iלָשׁוֹןla.shontongue: barH:N-MOccurrences: 6

93 occurrences in 93 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Proverbs 10:20

    The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.

    לְשׁ֣וֹן le.Shon “[the] tongue of”

  2. Proverbs 10:31

    The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.

    וּלְשׁ֥וֹן (לְשׁ֥וֹן) le.Shon “a tongue of”

  3. Proverbs 12:18

    There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.

    וּלְשׁ֖וֹן (לְשׁ֖וֹן) le.Shon “[the] tongue of”

  4. Proverbs 12:19

    The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

    לְשׁ֣וֹן le.Shon “a tongue of”

  5. Proverbs 15:2

    The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

    לְשׁ֣וֹן le.Shon “[the] tongue of”

  6. Proverbs 15:4

    A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to the spirit.

    לָ֭שׁוֹן La.shon “tongue”

  7. Proverbs 16:1

    The preparations of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

    לָשֽׁוֹן׃ la.Shon “[the] tongue”

  8. Proverbs 17:4

    A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

    לְשׁ֥וֹן le.Shon “a tongue of”

  9. Proverbs 17:20

    He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.

    בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ (לְשׁוֹנ֗) l.sho.N “tongue”

  10. Proverbs 18:21

    Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.

    לָשׁ֑וֹן la.Shon “[the] tongue”

  11. Proverbs 21:6

    The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.

    בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן (לְשׁ֣וֹן) l.Shon “a tongue of”

  12. Proverbs 21:23

    Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

    וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ (לְשׁוֹנ֑) le.sho.N “tongue”

  13. Proverbs 25:15

    By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

    וְלָשׁ֥וֹן (לָשׁ֥וֹן) la.Shon “a tongue”

  14. Proverbs 25:23

    The north wind bringeth forth rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

    לְשׁ֣וֹן le.Shon “a tongue of”

  15. Proverbs 26:28

    A lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

    לְֽשׁוֹן־ le.sho.no.She- “a tongue of”

  16. Proverbs 28:23

    He that rebuketh a man shall in the end find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

    לָשֽׁוֹן׃ la.Shon “[the] tongue”

  17. Proverbs 31:26

    She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.

    לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ (לְשׁוֹנָֽ) le.sho.Na “tongue”

  18. Ecclesiastes 10:11

    If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.

    הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃ (לָּשֽׁוֹן) la.Shon “tongue”

  19. Song of Songs 4:11

    Thy lips, O my bride, drop honey--honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

    לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ (לְשׁוֹנֵ֔) le.sho.Ne “tongue”

  20. Isaiah 3:8

    For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of His glory.

    לְשׁוֹנָ֤ם (לְשׁוֹנָ֤) le.sho.Na “tongue”

  21. Isaiah 5:24

    Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the chaff is consumed in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, and contemned the word

    לְשׁ֣וֹן le.Shon “a tongue of”

  22. Isaiah 30:27

    Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, with His anger burning, and in thick uplifting of smoke; His lips are full of indignation, and His tongue is as a devouring fire;

    וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ (לְשׁוֹנ֖) le.sho.N “tongue”

  23. Isaiah 32:4

    The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

    וּלְשׁ֣וֹן (לְשׁ֣וֹן) le.Shon “[the] tongue of”

  24. Isaiah 33:19

    Thou shalt not see the fierce people; a people of a deep speech that thou canst not perceive, of a stammering tongue that thou canst not understand.

    לָשׁ֖וֹן la.Shon “tongue”

  25. Isaiah 35:6

    Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

    לְשׁ֣וֹן le.Shon “[the] tongue of”