H3960 — לָשַׁן (lâshan)
Strong's H3960 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: לָשַׁן (lâshan)
Pronunciation: law-shan'
Morphology: v
Derivation: a primitive root; properly, to lick; but used only as a denominative from לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn) [H3956];
Definition: to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate
KJV Renderings: accuse, slander.
Senses
- to use the tongue, slander
- (Poel) to slander
- (Piel) to slander
- (Hiphil) to accuse
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2635 | καταλαλέω | katalaléō | from G2637 | to be a traducer, i.e. to slander | speak against (evil of) |
| G3860 | παραδίδωμι | paradídōmi | from G3844 and G1325 | to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit | betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend |
| H3956 | לָשׁוֹן | lâshôwn | or לָשֹׁן (lâshôn); also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה (lᵉshônâh); from לָשַׁן (lâshan) 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) | [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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