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Strong's #3961 - לִשָּׁן
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
1) tongue, language
1a) tongue, language
1b) people (figuratively)
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2325) nsl (לסהנ LShN) AC: Slander CO: Tongue AB: Language: The wagging of the tongue when talking or slandering.
V) nsl (לסהנ LShN) - Slander: To slander another as a wagging of the tongue. KJV (3): (vf: Hiphil, Piel) slander, accuse - Strongs: H3960 (לָשַׁן)
em) nsil (ליסהנ LYShN) - Language: As coming from the movement of the tongue. [Aramaic only] KJV (7): language - Strongs: H3961 (לִשָּׁן)
cm) nfsl (לסהונ LShWN) - I. Tongue: II. Language:As coming from the movement of the tongue. KJV (117): tongue, language, bay, wedge, babbler, flame, talker - Strongs: H3956 (לְשֹׁנָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
לִשָּׁן Ch. a tongue, hence used of a nation using a peculiar language (see לָשׁוֹן No. 1. ). Daniel 3:4, עַמְמַיָּא אֻמַּיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא “peoples, nations, and languages.” Daniel 3:7, 31 5:19 6:26 7:14.
