לָשַׁן

la.shanVerbH3960

to slander

From: a primitive root; properly, to lick; but used only as a denominative from H3956 (לָשׁוֹן);

Short Definition

to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to use the tongue, slander 1a) (Poel) to slander 1b) (Piel) to slander 1c) (Hiphil) to accuse

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

  • Proverbs 30:10
  • Psalms 101:5

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