H3960: לָשַׁן
lâshan · pronounced law-shan' · “to slander”
Definition
to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate
KJV translates it as: accuse, slander.
Word origin: a primitive root; properly, to lick; but used only as a denominative from H3956 (לָשׁוֹן);
Extended definition
1) to use the tongue, slander
1a) (Poel) to slander
1b) (Piel) to slander
1c) (Hiphil) to accuse
1a) (Poel) to slander
1b) (Piel) to slander
1c) (Hiphil) to accuse
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3960 is translated
- one who slanders ×1
- you slander ×1
Bible verses with H3960 (lâshan)
Lâshan appears in 2 verses.
- 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.
- Proverbs 30:10
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.