Job 41:1

תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ לִוְיָתָ֣ן בְּחַכָּ֑ה וּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶל תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ

Root word draw, drew, out, prolonged, scattered, …

Dictionary form: מָשַׁךְ · maw-SHAHK

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), second person masculine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: canst thou draw out

be prolonged ×2 draw ×2 drew ×2 scattered ×2 and draw ×1 and i will draw ×1 and they drew ×1 away draw ×1

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draw — Most versatile rendering; pulling or attracting something toward oneself.

pull — More physical and forceful than 'draw'; good for literal towing or hauling.

drag — Implies resistance or effort; suits forcible or reluctant movement.

extend — Best when the sense is stretching out in space or time.

prolong — Use for temporal extension; duration of time or sound.

lead along — Suits guiding or drawing people/animals in a direction.

BDB4868 H4900

מָשַׁךְ verb draw, drag (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מְשַׁח (rare) be extended, also conduct, take, Syriac is be dry, shrivelled (of fruit., etc.); Ethiopic bend (the bow); Arabic grasp and hold I. Frey; IV. Frey Lane; compare also Assyrian mašku, skin (perhaps also march Dl^{HWB 431}), Arabic id., Aramaic , מַשְׁכָּא id.); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳מ 1Kgs 22:34 + 2 t., וּמָשַׁךְ consecutive Job 24:22 3 feminine singular מָֽשְׁכָה Deut 21:3, etc.; Imperfect יִמְשׁוֺךְ Job 21:33 וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ Judg 20:37 2 masculine singular suffix תִּמְשְׁכֵנִי Ps 28:3 1 singular suffix אֶמְשְׁכֵם Hos 11:4, etc.; Imperative מְשֹׁךְ Ps 36:11, suffix מָשְׁכֵנִי Song 1:4 masculine plural מִשְׁכוּ Exod 12:21, מָשְׁכוּ Ezek 32:20 Infinitive construct מְשֹׁךְ Exod 19:13; Josh 6:5, לִמְשׁוֺךְ Eccl 2:3 Participle משֵׁךְ Amos 9:13; Ps 109:12 plural משְׁכִים Judg 5:14 construct משְׁכֵי Isa 5:18; Isa 66:19 —

1. draw and lift out of (מִן), with accusative of person, וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶתיֿוֺסֵף מִן הַבּוֺר Gen 37:28 (E), so Jeremiah (+ בַּחֲבָלִים, ב instrumental) Jer 38:13 compare תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה Job 40:25 draw, drag along משְׁכֵי עָוֺן בְּחַבְלֵי הֵשָּׁוְא Isa 5:18 (figurative); בְּמָשְׁכוֺ בְּרִשְׁתּוֺ Ps 10:9 (figurative of wicked catching and dragging the poor); draw, lead along (with hostile purpose) with accusative of person Judg 4:7 (subject ׳י; + אֶלֿ person and thing); lead or drag off (to doom, subject ׳י) Ps 28:3 (compare Ps 26:9); similarly, or = draw down to death, ׳מָשְׁכוּ אוֺתָהּ וגו Ezek 32:20 (si vera lectio; reference to fall of Egypt), but read perhaps a form of שׁכב for משׁכו, ᵐ5 Co Berthol, compare Sm.; absolute, subject heifer, מָֽשְׁכָה בְּעוֺל Deut 21:3 (ב instrumental); draw, lead (in love), (figurative, subject ׳י) בְּחַבְלֵי אָדָם אֶמְשְׁכֵם Hos 11:4, compare Jer 31:3 (al. as 5 below)

2. draw the bow, בַּקֶּשֶׁת ׳מ 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33, but ׳משְׁכֵי ק Isa 66:19 (where text dubious, ᵐ5 Μοσοχ καὶ εἰς(θΩβελ), so Lo Sta^{Javan 8} Du Che^Hpt, — not Gr Che^Comm Di).

3. proceed, march (compare German ziehen) וּמָשַׁכְתָָּ֫ בְּהַר תָּבוֺר Judg 4:6 compare Judg 20:37 (absolute), Job 21:33 (אַחֲרָיו); so also (perhaps) Exod 12:21 proceed (i.e. forthwith), and take you a sheep; and probably משְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט Judg 5:14 those marching with the staff, etc. (most under

2. drawing with, i.e. wielding).

4. draw out a sound, give a sound, בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל Exod 19:13 (E) when the ram ('s horn) sounds, בְּקֶרֶן ׳הַיֹּבֵל בִּמ Josh 6:5 (JE).

5. draw out, prolong, continue, מְשֹׁח חַסְדְּךָ לְֹידְעֶיךָ Ps 36:10 prolong, continue thy kindness to them that know thee; אַליְֿהִי לוֺ משֵׁךְ חֶסֶד Ps 109:12 (so possibly מְשַׁכְתִּיךָ חָ֑סֶד Jer 31:3 I have prolonged kindness to thee, compare Ryle Neh 9:30 and elsewhere as 1 above); compare עֲלֶיהֶם שָׁנִים ׳וַתִּמ רַבּוֺת Neh 9:30 (חֶסֶד omitted); אַפְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר ׳תִּמ Neh 85:6 (|| הַלְעוֺלָם תֶּאֱנַף בָּנוּ); אַבִּירִים בְּכֹחוֺ ׳וּמ Job 24:22 i.e. he (God) prolongeth the life of the mighty (Du draggeth them off, as Ps 28:3 1 above, — reading also אֹבְּדִים for ׳אַבּ with ᵐ5 Bi); compare

Niph`al 6. trail seed (draw along in sowing) Amos 9:13 (opposed to דָֹּרֵךְ עֲנָבִים; compare מֶשֶׁךְ below)

7. (late) cheer (draw, attract, gratify) בַּיַּיִן ׳מ אֶתבְּֿשָׂרִי Eccl 2:3, — so De (who cites Late Hebrew, Chag^{14 a}) Now Wild. — מָשַׁךְ יָדוֺ אֶתלֹּֿצֲצִים Hos 7:5 is difficult, ᵐ5 AV RV he stretcheth out his hand with, maketh common cause with, is hardly possibly, text probably corrupt We Now. Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine plural לֹא יִמָּשֵׁ֑כוּ Isa 13:22 they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); 3 feminine singular לֹא תִּמָּשֵׁךְ Ezek 12:25; Ezek 12:28 it shall not be postponed. Pu`al Participle long drawn out: מְמֻשָּׁךְ Isa 18:2; Isa 18:7 of persons, = tall; תֹּחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה Prov 13:12 hope postponed, deferred.

draw, drew, out, prolonged, scattered, …

māšak

to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)

to draw, drag, seize

(Qal)

to draw (and lift out), drag along, lead along, drag or lead off, draw down

to be drawn out, be postponed, be deferred

לִוְיָתָ֣ן

Root word leviathan, mourning

Dictionary form: לִוְיָתָן · lih-yaw-TAWN

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: leviathan

leviathan ×2 even leviathan ×1 of leviathan ×1 their mourning ×1 there is that leviathan ×1

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Leviathan — Retain as proper name; best for mythological or cosmic contexts.

sea monster — Good general rendering when creature nature is emphasized.

sea dragon — Highlights serpentine, fearsome quality in poetic passages.

primordial beast — Stresses ancient, chaos-representing character; suits creation texts.

great serpent — Emphasizes reptilian form; useful in apocalyptic imagery.

mourning — Rare secondary sense; use only where context clearly demands it.

BDB4356 H3882

לִוְיָתָן noun masculine^{Job 40:25} serpent, dragon, leviathan, in poetry and rare (on formation from לוה with feminine ת+ ןָ֯ see Thes and compare Ges^{«GKC:85»§ 85}, 54 Kö^{ii, p. 99} Ba^{NB § 207c}; Lag^{BN 205} thinks foreign loan-word); — sea-monster = crocodile Job 40:25 whale Ps 104:25 (see Che); dragon producing eclipses (mythological) Job 3:8 figurative of Egypt as all-engulfing Ps 74:14 (|| תַּנִּינִים vPs 74:13); compare Isa 27:1 (twice in verse) (|| נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ, נָחָשׁ עֲקַלָּתוֺן), see Che Di and especially (on ׳ל in general) Barton^{Tiamat, JAOS xv (1891), 22 ff.} Gunk^{Schöpf. u. Chaos 46}.

leviathan, mourning

liwyātān

a wreathed animal, i.e., a large sea-monster; figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylon

leviathan, sea monster, dragon

large dinosaur-like, aquatic reptile

בְּ חַכָּ֑ה

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

חַכָּ֑ה

Root word angle, hook

Dictionary form: חַכָּה · hahk-KAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with an hook

angle ×1 of them with the angle ×1 with an hook ×1

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fishhook — Most specific and vivid; preferred for literal fishing contexts.

hook — Broad, versatile; works when context clarifies fishing.

fishing hook — Explicit about purpose; useful when 'hook' alone is ambiguous.

angle — Retain modernized KJV sense; suits poetic or archaic-flavored passages.

BDB2934 H2443

חַכָּה noun feminine hook fastened in jaw, fish-hook (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חַכְּתָא) — absolute ׳ח Job 40:25 + 2 t.; — כָּלמַֿשְׁלִיכֵי בַיְאֹר חַכָּ֑ה Isa 19:8 (|| הַדַּיָּגִים), כֻּלֹה בְּחַכָּה הֵעֲלָה Hab 1:15 (of אדם, who, vHab 1:14, is compare to דְּגֵּי הַיָּם, and רֶמֶשׂ), compare תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּ֑ה Job 40:25.

חִנָּם see below חנן

angle, hook

ḥakkâ

a hook (as adhering)

hook, angle, hook fastened in jaw, fish hook

וּ ֝בְ חֶ֗בֶל

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

֝בְ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

חֶ֗בֶל

Root word cords, sorrows, line, cord, coast, …

Dictionary form: חֶבֶל · heh-BEL

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with a cord

the sorrows ×5 with cords ×5 a company ×2 and sorrows ×2 by line ×2 coast ×2 line ×2 sorrows ×2

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rope — Most concrete sense; physical binding or measuring tool.

region — Geographic territory; prefer for land-allotment contexts.

allotment — Inherited share of land; good for tribal-division passages.

anguish — Emotional/physical distress; fits 'birth pangs' or grief contexts.

band — A group of people; use when referring to a company of men.

snare — Figurative entrapment; use when the metaphor is entanglement.

BDB2498 H2256

I. חֶ֫בֶל noun masculine^{Josh 2:14} feminine^{Zeph 2:6} (but see below) cord, territory, band; ׳ח absolute Josh 2:15 +; construct Deut 3:4 +, חֵ֫בֶל Josh 19:29 suffix חַבְלוֺ Job 18:10 plural חֲבָלִים 2Sam 8:2 + 10 t. + Ezek 47:13; Job 21:7 see below; construct חַבְלֵי Josh 17:5 + 5 t.; חֶבְלֵי Ps 116:3 + 2 t. + Ps 18:5 (read משׁברי see below); suffix הֲבָלָ֑יִךְ Isa 33:23 חֲבָלָיו Isa 33:20 —

1. cord, rope, by which men were lowered Josh 2:15 (JE), Jer 38:6; Jer 38:11; Jer 38:12; Jer 38:13, or stones dragged 2Sam 17:13 of tents Isa 33:20 tackling of ship vIsa 33:23 for binding Ezek 27:24; Job 40:25; Esth 1:6 symbol of captivity or subjection 1Kgs 20:31; 1Kgs 20:32 figurative of snare for wicked Job 18:10 (|| מַלְכֻּדְתּוֺ), set by wicked Ps 140:6 (|| פַּה); Ps 119:61 cords of wicked men have surrounded me; of wicked held בחבלי חַטָּאתוֺ Prov 5:22 ׳ח הָשָּׁ֑וְא Isa 5:18 cords (ropes) of wickedness (|| כַּעֲבוֺת הָעֲגָלָה); of cords of distress (עֹ֑נִי) Job 36:8 (|| וִקִּים); so חֶבְלֵי מָוֶת (probably) Ps 116:3, חֶבְלֵי שׁאוֺל Ps 18:6 = 2Sam 22:6 (|| מוֺקְשֵׁי מָוֶת); — for חֶבְלֵי מות Ps 18:5 read מִשְׁבְּרֵי, see 2Sam 22:5 and || נַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל, De Che Bae; to draw בְּחַבְלֵי אָדָם Hos 11:4 (i.e. humanely, kindly); of cord of life חֶבֶל הַכֶּסֶף Eccl 12:6.

2. measuring-cord, line מִדָּה ׳ח Zech 2:5 so ׳ח alone 2Sam 8:2 (3 t. in verse); Amos 7:17; Mic 2:5; Ps 78:55 figurative (of favoured life) Ps 16:5 in general of one's portion, fortune Job 21:17 according to ᵑ7 Thes Add. Ew Di and others, but < see חֵבֶל. Thence

3. measured portion, lot, part, region, נַחֲלָה ׳ח inherited portion Deut 32:9; 1Chr 16:18 = Ps 105:11 also ׳ח alone Josh 17:5; Josh 17:14; Josh 19:9; Ezek 47:13 (חבלים; ᵑ9 ᵑ7 read as dual, see Ew Sm Da and others; Co strike out on internal grounds); of particular regions אַרְגֹּב ׳ח Deut 3:4; Deut 3:13; Deut 3:14; 1Kgs 4:13 אַכְזִיב ׳ח Josh 19:29 (si vera 1., see WMM^{Asien 194}); הַיָּם ׳ח Zeph 2:5 also vZeph 2:6, but ׳היתה ח here dubious; Sta proposes 2 feminine singular הָיִת, and strike out הים ׳ח; without הים, vZeph 2:7.

4. band, company of prophets 1Sam 10:5; 1Sam 10:10. — II. חֶבֶל see below II. חָבַל.

BDB2499 H2256

חֵ֫בֶל noun masculine^{Isa 66:7} (but see Jer 49:24) pain, pang; — ׳ח absolute Isa 66:7 elsewhere plural חֲבָלִים Isa 13:8 + 3 t. + Job 21:17 see below; construct חֶבְלֵי Hos 13:13 suffix חֲבָלֶיהָ Isa 26:17 חֶבְלֵיהֶם Job 39:3 (on suffix see Ges^{«GKC:135»§ 135}, 5, R 1); — pain, pang:

1. pains of travail:
a. object of תְּשַׁלַּחְנָה Job 39:3 meton. for off spring (|| יַלְדֵיהֶן; see Di; of goats and hinds).
b. simile of distress of exiles Isa 26:17 figurative of anguish of nations צִירִים וַחֲבָלִים יאֹחֵזוּן Isa 13:8 (|| כַּיּוֺלֵדָה יְחִילוּן), also Jer 13:21; Jer 22:23; Jer 49:24 of crisis of redemption Hos 13:13 (|| חֶבְלֵי יוֺלֵדָה), of birth of new Israel Isa 66:7.

2. of other than birth-pangs only חבלים Job 21:17 pains, pangs, sorrows (so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Thes, — otherwise Add. — Rob-Ges Hi Da and others; || נֵר יִדְעָ֑ךְ, יָבאֹ אֵידָם ); > others, portion, fortune, see חֶבֶל.

BDB2504 H2256

חֹבְלִים noun [masculine] plural union (literally binders) name of Zechariah's second symbolic staff Zech 11:7 and with article vZech 11:14. see חָבַל

BDB2507 H2256

II. חֶ֫בֶל noun masculine destruction — חֶבֶל נִמְרָץ Mic 2:10 compare II. חָבַל Pi`el above

cords, sorrows, line, cord, coast, …

ḥebel

a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together)

a cord, rope, territory, band, company

a rope, cord

pains of travail

תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ

Root word drowned, quenched, sink, deep, down

Dictionary form: שָׁקַע · shaw-KA

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), second person masculine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: which thou lettest down

and drowned ×1 and shall be drowned ×1 deep ×1 sink ×1 was quenched ×1 which thou lettest down ×1

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sink — Most versatile; suits literal and figurative contexts.

subside — Good for waters receding or intensity dying down.

go under — Vivid, colloquial; suits drowning or overwhelming imagery.

be submerged — Emphasizes complete engulfment beneath a surface.

be quenched — Better for fire or passion being extinguished.

settle down — Suits gradual sinking or calming of floods/turmoil.

BDB9001 H8248 H8257

[שָׁקָה] verb Hiph`il cause to drink water, give to drink (Late Hebrew Hiph`il id.; Arabic I. give to drink; Sabean סקי be irrigated Fell^{ZMG liv (1900), 246,} מסקי drinks Hom^{Chr 124}, מסתקין id. DHM^{Hofmus., No. 1, l. 7}; Ethiopic water, irrigate; Assyrian ša‡û I. = Hebrew Hiph`il, Aramaic שְׁקָא, Aph`el); — for Qal see שָׁתָה; — Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקָה Gen 2:6 +, suffix וְהִשְׁקָהּ Num 5:27 2 masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקִיתָ Num 20:8 +; 1 singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקֵיתִי Ezek 32:6, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַשְׁקֶה Num 5:26, וַיַּשְׁקְ Gen 29:10 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַשְׁקִ֫הוּ Prov 25:21 feminine singular suffix הַשְׁקֹ֫ינִי Gen 24:43 +; Infinitive construct הַשְׁקוֺת Gen 2:10 +, suffix הַשְׁקֹתוֺ Gen 24:19 Participle מַשְׁקֶה Ps 104:13, construct Hab 2:15 (see also I., II. מַשְׁקֶה); —

1. water, irrigate, ground: subject mist Gen 2:6, river vGen 2:10 (both J), spring Joel 4:18 subject ׳י Isa 27:3 (כֶּרֶם), Ezek 17:7 (גֶּפֶן), both in figure, figurative also Ezek 32:6 water land מִדָּם; literal with מִן of source Ps 104:13 (הָרִים) and (subject man) Eccl 2:6 (יַעַר).

2. water, give drink to, usually human subject, accusative of beast, Gen 24:14; Gen 24:46 (twice in verse); Gen 29:2 (מִן of source), vGen 29:3 vGen 29:7 vGen 29:8 vGen 29:10; Exod 2:16; Exod 2:17; Exod 2:19 (all J), Ps 104:11 (subject springs); accusative of person Gen 21:19 (E), Gen 24:18; Gen 24:19; Gen 24:45 (J), Hab 2:15 (figurative), Isa 43:20 (׳י subject), Ps 78:15 (id.), 2Chr 28:15, with ב of vessel Esth 1:7 with accusative of person and animal. Num 20:8 (P); give one something to drink, accusative of person + of thing (water, wine, etc.), Amos 2:12; Gen 19:32; Gen 19:33; Gen 19:34; Gen 19:35; Gen 24:43 (all J), Judg 4:19; 1Sam 30:11; 2Sam 23:15 = 1Chr 11:15; Job 22:7, compare Song 8:2 (מִיַּיִן); figurative Jer 8:14; Jer 9:14; Jer 16:7; Jer 23:15; Jer 25:15; Ps 69:22, compare וְנַחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵם Ps 36:9, and וַתַּשְׁקֵ֫מוֺ בִּדְמָעוֺת Ps 80:6 accusative of thing omitted, literal Judg 4:19; Exod 32:20 (E), figurative Jer 25:17. — See also I. מַשְׁקֶה infra. Pu`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֺתָיו יְשֻׁקֶּה Job 21:24 the marrow of his bones is watered, (refreshed, invigorated). — נשׁקה Amos 8:8 see שׁקע. p. 1054.

BDB9014 H8257 H8248

[שָׁקַע] verb sink, sink down (so Late Hebrew שָׁקַע, Aramaic שְׁקַע; Arabic has be smitten, prostrated, collapse ); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular consecutive וְשָֽׁקְעָה; Amos 9:5 it shall sink like the Nile (of land; opposed to עָלַה); 3 feminine singular וַתִּשְׁקַע Num 11:2 (JE), of fire, it sunk down, died out; תִּשְׁקַע Jer 51:64, of Babylon (like stone in water; opposed to קוּם). Niph`al 3 feminine singular נִשְׁקְעָה Amos 8:8 Qr, of land, sink (opposed to עָלָה; = Qal Amos 9:5 Kt erroneous נשקה, compare W^SG287). Hiph`il Imperfect 1 singular אַשְׁקִיעַ מֵימֵיהֶם Ezek 32:14 I will make their waters sink, (settle, grow clear); 2 masculine singular וּחְֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשׁוֺנוֺ Job 40:25 with a cord wilt thou make his tongue sink (? pull or press it down; of crocodile; Mich^Suppl,2349 cited Thes 1477, compare Samaritan = חבשׁ bind).

BDB9015 H4950 H8257

[מִשְׁקָע] noun [masculine] what is settled, clarified (compare √ Hiph`il); — construct מִשְׁקַעמַֿיִם תִּשְׁתּו Ezek 34:18 the clear (of) water ye drink (compare Ezek 32:14 above).

[שְׁקַעֲרוּרָה] see פער.

drowned, quenched, sink, deep, down

šāqaʿ

to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue

to sink, sink down, subside

(Qal) to sink

לְשֹׁנֽ וֹ

לְשֹׁנֽ

Root word tongue, tongues, language, bay, wedge, …

וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: לָשׁוֹן · law-SHONE

Noun — Common, both singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: or his tongue

tongue ×22 my tongue ×7 and their tongue ×6 the tongue ×6 and the tongue ×5 his tongue ×5 of the tongue ×4 their tongue ×4

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tongue — Most direct equivalent; fits literal and figurative uses.

language — Prefer when referring to a people's speech or dialect.

speech — Good for contexts emphasizing spoken communication or rhetoric.

flame — Use for tongue-shaped fire imagery (e.g., Isa 5:24).

bay — Geographical use; tongue of water or land (e.g., Josh 15:2).

wedge — Use for wedge/bar of metal (e.g., Josh 7:21, 24).

BDB4473 H3956

לָשׁוֺן noun masculine^{Josh 7:21} and (more often) feminine^{Isa 28:11} tongue (Late Hebrew id.; also Assyrian lišânu; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Aramaic לִשָּׁן, לִישָּׁן, (all li-); Zinjirli לשן DHM^{Sendsch. 59}); — absolute ׳ל Exod 4:10 +; הַלָּשֹׁן Josh 15:2 construct לְשׁוֺן Josh 7:21 +; suffix לְשׁוֺנִי 2Sam 23:2 לְשֹׁנוֺ Exod 11:7 + 2 t.; לְשׁוֺנוֺ Judg 7:5; Esth 1:22 לְשׁוֺנְךָ Ps 34:14 לְשׁוֺנְכֶם Isa 59:3, etc.; plural לְשֹׁנוֺת absolute Ps 31:21; Isa 66:18 construct Zech 8:23 suffix לְשֹׁנֹתָם Gen 10:20; Gen 10:31 —

1. tongue of men,
a. used in lapping Judg 7:5 cleaving to the palate (חֵק), in thirst Lam 4:4, so as to produce dumbness Job 29:10 (|| קוֺל נֶחְבָּא), Ps 137:6; Ezek 3:26 (|| נֶאֱלַם); cleaving to jaws (מַלְקוֺחַ) Ps 22:16 בַּצָּמָא נָשָׁ֑תָּה ׳ל Isa 41:17 their tongue for thirst is parched; תִּמַּק בְּפִיהֶם ׳לְ Zech 14:12 (of ׳י's judgment); a choice morsel is held ׳תַּחַת ל Job 20:12 (figurative of mischief), compare Ps 10:7 (ready to be uttered), Ps 66:17 (|| פֶּה), Song 4:11.
b. usually as organ of speech, both good and bad (especially Psalms, Proverbs, often || פֶּה, שָׂפָה); — ׳כְּבַד ל Exod 4:10 (J) heavy of tongue; ׳מַעֲנֵה ל Prov 16:1, מִלָּתוֺ עַללְֿשׁוֺנִי 2Sam 23:2, compare Prov 31:26; Ps 139:4 (׳בִּל), הֲיֵשׁ בִּלְשׁוֺנִי עַוְלָה Job 6:30 ׳מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד ל Prov 18:21, compare Prov 21:23; Prov 25:15 of (false) prophets, ׳הַלֹּקְהִים ל Jer 23:31 subject of verb of speaking, בֶּר Di — בִחִכִּי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֺנִי Job 33:2; Ps 12:4; Ps 37:30 compare (Jer 9:7 below and) ֗֗֗ תְּמַהֵר ׳ל לְדַבֵּר Isa 32:4, לְשׁוֺנִי עֵט סֹפֵר מָהִיר Ps 45:2, i.e. as swift as a rapid scribe's stylus; subject of הָגָה Isa 59:3; Job 27:4; Ps 35:28; Ps 71:24 subject of נִשְׁבַּע Isa 45:23 תִּהַלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ ׳ל Ps 73:9 of hostile speech, insolence, etc., Josh 10:21 (J E; object of I. חָרַץ q. v., compare 3 below), Jer 18:18; Isa 3:8 ׳זַעַם ל Hos 7:16 (but text dubious, compare We Now), חֶרֶב חַדָּה ׳ל Ps 57:6, compare Ps 64:4 כְּמוֺ ׳נָחָשׁ שָֽׁנְנוּ ל Ps 140:4 תָּקוּם אִתָּךְ ׳כָּללֿ Isa 54:17 ׳הֶאֱרִיךְ ל Isa 57:4 further, Jer 9:2; Jer 9:4 as instrument of seductive flattery (הֶחֱלִיק), without בְּ, Ps 5:10; Prov 28:33, compare ׳נָכְרִיָּה חֶלְקַת לָ Prov 6:24. of falsehood Ps 78:36 (compare below); of slander (compare לושֵׁן) ׳רָגַל עַללֿ Ps 15:3, אִישׁ לָשׁוֺןPs 140:12, compare סָ֑תֶר ׳לְ Prov 25:33 ׳חָטָא בְּל Ps 39:2 compare Ps 64:9 (text dubious, see Hup Che Bae); moral qualities ascribed to: — as arrogant Ps 12:5 (compare vPs 12:4 above); as devising injuries, ׳הַוּוֺת תַּחְשֹׁב ל Ps 52:4, compare הַוֺת ׳לְ Prov 17:4 תַּצְמִיד מִרְמָה ׳ל Ps 50:19 nectere fraudem; ׳מֵרָ֑ע נְצֹר ל Ps 34:14 ׅ || (וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה; often of lying tongue: לְשׁוֺן שֶׁקֶר Prov 6:17; Prov 12:19; Prov 21:6; Prov 26:28; Ps 109:2 מִרְמָה ׳לְ Ps 52:6 רְמִיָּה ׳לָ Mic 6:12; Ps 120:2; Ps 120:3 תַּרְמִית ׳לְ Zeph 3:13 תַּהְפֻּכוֺת ׳לְ Prov 10:31, and ׳נֶהְפָּךְ בִּל Prov 17:20 עֲרוּמִים׳ל Job 15:5 also מִרְמָה דִּבֵּ֑ר ׳ל Jer 9:7 on the other hand צַדִּיק ׳לְ Prov 10:20 חֲכָמִים ׳ל Prov 12:18; Prov 15:2 ׳מַרְפֵּה לָ vProv 15:4 לִמּוּדִים ׳לְ Isa 50:4. — Note phrases ׳שׁוֺט ל Job 5:21 scourge of (the) tongue, רִיב לְשֹׁנוֺת Ps 31:21 פַּלַּג לְשׁוֺנָם Ps 55:10: also ׳בַּעַל הַלּ Eccl 10:11 (of serpent-charmer), and ׳וַתֵּעֲלוּ עַלשְֿׂפַת ל Ezek 36:3. — On tongue of ׳י (once), see 4 below
c. organ of singing, subject of רָנַן Ps 51:16; Ps 126:2; Isa 35:6, עָנָה Ps 119:172.

2. = language Deut 28:49; Jer 5:15 and later, namely: Ezek 3:5; Ezek 3:6 (׳כִּבְדֵי ל, || עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה, but strike out ᵐ5 Manuscripts Co Sgfr^KauAT), Isa 28:11 (|| אַחֶרֶת ׳ל, לַעֲגֵי שָׂפָה, figurative of ׳י's unintelligible dealings); ׳עַם ֗֗֗ נִלְעַג ל Isa 33:19 (|| עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה); Isa 66:18 (|| גּוֺיִם), Zech 8:23; Gen 10:5; Gen 10:20; Gen 10:31 (all P), Neh 13:24; Esth 1:22 (twice in verse); Esth 3:12; Esth 8:9 (twice in verse); Dan 1:4.

3. tongue of animals: dog Exod 11:7 (J; object of I. חָרַץ q. v.; compare 1 b), Ps 68:24 adder Job 20:16 (subjectof תַּהֲרֹג); crocodile Job 40:25.

4. tongue of fire, devouring, כֶּאֱכֹל קַשׁ לְשׁוֺן אֵשׁ Isa 5:24 compare of ׳י, וּלְשׁוֺנוֺ כְּאֵשׁ אֹכָ֑לֶת Isa 30:27 (|| שְׂפָתָיו מָֽלְאוּ זַעַם).

5. = (tongue-shaped) wedge of gold Josh 7:21; Josh 7:24 (JE).

**So Assyrian lišânu; see Meissn^{ZAW xxlii {1905}, 151 f.} Johns^{Assyrian Deeds 2, 281}.

6. = (tongue-shaped) bay of sea Isa 11:15; Josh 15:2; Josh 15:5; Josh 18:19 (all P).

BDB9646 H3956 H3961

לִשָּׁן noun masculine^{Dan 3:7} tongue (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew לָשׁוֺן, √ לשׁן ); — tongue = language, figurative for people: absolute ׳עַם אֻמָּה וְל Dan 3:29 plural emphatic וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא ׳א ׳ע vDan 3:4 vDan 3:7 v.Dan 4:31; Dan 5:19; Dan 6:26; Dan 7:14 (compare Biblical Hebrew לָשׁוֺן 2, Isa 66:18).

מָא see מָה. below

tongue, tongues, language, bay, wedge, …

lāšôn

the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)

tongue

tongue (of men)

tongue (literally)

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.

תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ לִוְיָתָ֣ן בְּחַכָּ֑ה Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶל Revia Mugrash — a lesser break תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ Silluq — end of the verse

תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Cross References

Psalms 74:14

אַתָּה רִצַּצְתָּ רָאשֵׁי לִוְיָתָן תִּתְּנֶנּוּ מַאֲכָל לְעָם לְצִיִּֽים׃

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Job 3:8

יִקְּבֻהוּ אֹֽרְרֵי-יוֹם הָֽעֲתִידִים עֹרֵר לִוְיָתָֽן׃

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

Psalms 104:26

שָׁם אֳנִיּוֹת יְהַלֵּכוּן לִוְיָתָן זֶֽה-יָצַרְתָּ לְשַֽׂחֶק-בּֽוֹ׃

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

Isaiah 27:1

בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִפְקֹד יְהוָה בְּחַרְבוֹ הַקָּשָׁה וְהַגְּדוֹלָה וְהַֽחֲזָקָה עַל לִוְיָתָן נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ וְעַל לִוְיָתָן נָחָשׁ עֲקַלָּתוֹן וְהָרַג אֶת-הַתַּנִּין אֲשֶׁר בַּיָּֽם׃

In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

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