Hebrew word study

לָשׁוֹןlâshôwn — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the in…

Pronounced “law-shone'”

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)

Translated in the King James as: [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.

Appears 116 times in Scripture

Origin: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×

Genesis 10:5 Genesis 10:20 Genesis 10:31

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 4:10 Exodus 11:7

Deuteronomy — 1×

Deuteronomy 28:49

Joshua — 6×

Joshua 7:21 Joshua 7:24 Joshua 10:21 Joshua 15:2 Joshua 15:5 Joshua 18:19

Judges — 1×

Judges 7:5

2 Samuel — 1×

2 Sam 23:2

Nehemiah — 1×

Nehemiah 13:24

Esther — 4×

Esther 1:22 Esther 3:12 Esther 8:9+ 1 more in Esther

Job — 9×

Job 5:21 Job 6:30 Job 15:5 Job 20:12 Job 20:16 Job 27:4 Job 29:10 Job 33:2 Job 41:1

Psalms — 35×

Psalms 5:9 Psalms 10:7 Psalms 12:3 Psalms 12:4 Psalms 15:3 Psalms 22:15 Psalms 31:20 Psalms 34:13 Psalms 35:28 Psalms 37:30 Psalms 39:1 Psalms 39:3 Psalms 45:1 Psalms 50:19 Psalms 51:14 Psalms 52:2 Psalms 52:4 Psalms 55:9 Psalms 57:4 Psalms 64:3 Psalms 64:8 Psalms 66:17 Psalms 68:23 Psalms 71:24 Psalms 73:9+ 10 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 19×

Proverbs 6:17 Proverbs 6:24 Proverbs 10:20 Proverbs 10:31 Proverbs 12:18 Proverbs 12:19 Proverbs 15:2 Proverbs 15:4 Proverbs 16:1 Proverbs 17:4 Proverbs 17:20 Proverbs 18:21 Proverbs 21:6 Proverbs 21:23 Proverbs 25:15 Proverbs 25:23 Proverbs 26:28 Proverbs 28:23 Proverbs 31:26

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Eccles 10:11

Song of Solomon — 1×

Song 4:11

Isaiah — 15×

Isaiah 3:8 Isaiah 5:24 Isaiah 11:15 Isaiah 28:11 Isaiah 30:27 Isaiah 32:4 Isaiah 33:19 Isaiah 35:6 Isaiah 41:17 Isaiah 45:23 Isaiah 50:4 Isaiah 54:17 Isaiah 57:4 Isaiah 59:3 Isaiah 66:18

Jeremiah — 6×

Jeremiah 5:15 Jeremiah 9:3 Jeremiah 9:5 Jeremiah 9:8 Jeremiah 18:18 Jeremiah 23:31

Lamentations — 1×

Lam 4:4

Ezekiel — 4×

Ezekiel 3:5 Ezekiel 3:6 Ezekiel 3:26 Ezekiel 36:3

Daniel — 1×

Hosea — 1×

Micah — 1×

Zephaniah — 1×

Zechariah — 2×

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