Lexicon :: Strong's H3956 - lāšôn

From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans in their nations, each with its own language.

These are Ham’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

These are Shem’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

But Moses replied to the LORD, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent ​— ​either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant ​— ​because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.”[fn]

“But against all the Israelites, whether people or animals, not even a dog will snarl,[fn] so that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

“The LORD will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you won’t understand,

“When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon,[fn] five pounds[fn] of silver, and a bar of gold weighing a pound and a quarter,[fn] I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the silver under the cloak.”

Then Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, and the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his ox, donkey, and sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor.

The people returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. And no one dared to threaten the Israelites.

Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay[fn]

Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan.

The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

The border continued to the north slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern border.

So he brought the troops down to the water, and the LORD said to Gideon, “Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink.”

The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me,

his word was on my tongue.

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew.[fn]

He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language, that every man should be master of his own house and speak in the language of his own people.

The royal scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded. It was intended for the royal satraps, the governors of each of the provinces, and the officials of each ethnic group and written for each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the royal signet ring.

On the twenty-third day of the third month  ​— ​that is, the month Sivan ​— ​the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai commanded for the Jews, to the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush. The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

You will be safe from slander[fn]

and not fear destruction when it comes.

Is there injustice on my tongue

or can my palate not taste disaster?

Your iniquity teaches you what to say,

and you choose the language of the crafty.

Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth

and he conceals it under his tongue,

He will suck the poison of cobras;

a viper’s fangs[fn] will kill him.

my lips will not speak unjustly,

and my tongue will not utter deceit.

The noblemen’s voices were hushed,

and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

I am going to open my mouth;

my tongue will form words on my palate.

Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook

or tie his tongue down with a rope?

For there is nothing reliable in what they say;

destruction is within them;

their throat is an open grave;

they flatter with their tongues.

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;

trouble and malice are under his tongue.

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips

and the tongue that speaks boastfully.

who does not slander with his tongue,

who does not harm his friend

or discredit his neighbor,

My strength is dried up like baked clay;

my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.

You put me into the dust of death.

You hide them in the protection of your presence;

you conceal them in a shelter

from human schemes,

from quarrelsome tongues.

Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.

And my tongue will proclaim your righteousness,

your praise all day long.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;

his tongue speaks what is just.

I said, “I will guard my ways

so that I may not sin with my tongue;

I will guard my mouth with a muzzle

as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

My heart grew hot within me;

as I mused, a fire burned.

I spoke with my tongue:

My heart is moved by a noble theme

as I recite my verses to the king;

my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

“You unleash your mouth for evil

and harness your tongue for deceit.

Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God —

God of my salvation —

and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

Like a sharpened razor,

your tongue devises destruction,

working treachery.

You love any words that destroy,

you treacherous tongue!

Lord, confuse[fn] and confound their speech,[fn]

for I see violence and strife in the city;

I am surrounded by lions;

I lie down among devouring lions —

people whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongues are sharp swords.

who sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim bitter words like arrows,

They will be made to stumble;

their own tongues work against them.

All who see them will shake their heads.

I cried out to him with my mouth,

and praise was on my tongue.

“so that your foot may wade[fn] in blood

and your dogs’ tongues may have their share

from the enemies.”