Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H3961

Strong's H3961 · Hebrew

לִשָּׁן

lishshân · /lish-shawn'/

Number
H3961
Language
Hebrew
Original word
לִשָּׁן
Transliteration
lishshân
Pronunciation
lish-shawn'
KJV occurrences
7 verses

Definition

speech, i.e. a nation

KJV: language.

Root / derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3956 (לָשׁוֹן);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered לִשָּׁן across 7 verses.

languages6×
language1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

7 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Daniel7 verses
Daniel 3:4

Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, aloud: Cald. with might it: Cald. they command

Daniel 3:7

Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Daniel 3:29

Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. I make: Cald. a decree is made by me any: Cald. error cut: Cald. made pieces

Daniel 4:1

Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

Daniel 5:19

And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

Daniel 6:25

Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

Daniel 7:14

And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3961 (lishshân) mean?

speech, i.e. a nation

How many times does H3961 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3961 (לִשָּׁן) appears in 7 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “languages.”

How is lishshân translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3961 is rendered as “languages” (6×), “language” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word לִשָּׁן come from?

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3956 (לָשׁוֹן);