Original Language Studio
Psalms 101:5
“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
לָשַׁןlâshan · law-shan'
H3960 · Hebrew
H3960 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate
- Derivation
- a primitive root; properly, to lick; but used only as a denominative from H3956 (לָשׁוֹן);
- KJV renderings
- accuse, slander.
- Grammar
- מלושני — verb Poel, active participle, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Proverbs 30:10
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read לָשַׁן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.