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Lexicon :: Strong's H3961 - liššān

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לִשָּׁן
Transliteration
liššān
Pronunciation
lish-shawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to לָשׁוֹן (H3956)
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TWOT Reference: 2817

Strong’s Definitions

לִשָּׁן lishshân, lish-shawn'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3956; speech, i.e. a nation:—language.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H3961 in the following manner: language (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H3961 in the following manner: language (7x).

  1. tongue, language

    1. tongue, language

    2. people (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לִשָּׁן lishshân, lish-shawn'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3956; speech, i.e. a nation:—language.
STRONGS H3961: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† לִשָּׁן noun masculineDaniel 3:7 tongue (Targum Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew H3956 לָשׁוֺן, √ לשׁן); — tongue = language, figurative for people: absolute עַם אֻמָּה וְל׳ Daniel 3:29; plural emphatic וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא א׳ ע׳ Daniel 3:4; Daniel 3:7; Daniel 3:31 [Daniel 4:1]; Daniel 5:19 Daniel 6:26 [Daniel 6:25]; Daniel 7:14 (compare Biblical Hebrew [H3956 לָשׁוֺן 2, Isaiah 66:18]).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

3:4; 3:7; 3:7; 3:29; 4:1; 5:19; 6:25; 7:14

H3961

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3961 matches the Hebrew לִשָּׁן (liššān),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:4 - Then a herald shouted out, “People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:7 - So at the sound of the musical instruments,[fn] all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:1 - [fn]King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity to you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:19 - He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:25 - Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity to you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:14 - He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed.
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