Hebrew · H3960 · unreviewed

לָשַׁן

To wag the tongue , i.e. to calumniate

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לָשַׁן H3960

What does לָשַׁן mean in the Bible?

לָשַׁן is a Hebrew word meaning "to wag the tongue , i.e. to calumniate". to wag the tongue, i.

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Meaning

to wag the tongue , i.e. to calumniate
Extended definition

to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate BDB: use the tongue Usage: accuse, slander.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Poel
Participle active Ps 101:5
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Jussive Prov 30:10
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