What does לָשׁוֹן · מִרְמָה mean in the Bible?
לָשׁוֹן · מִרְמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deceitful tongue, treacherous speech".
Hebrew · H3956, H4820
לְשׁוֹן מִרְמָה
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) · fraud
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לָשׁוֹן H3956 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)
Pronunciation lashon
Tongue metonymically represents speech itself; extended figuratively to flame-tips and metal wedges via shared pointed shape.
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מִרְמָה H4820 fraud
Pronunciation mirmah
Deception that conceals true intent; often used of false speech or hidden treachery against covenant relationships
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What does לְשׁוֹן מִרְמָה (leshon mirmah) mean in the Bible?
לָשׁוֹן · מִרְמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deceitful tongue, treacherous speech".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3956, H4820?
H3956, H4820 is connected to 156 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. deceitful tongue, treacherous speech
Strong's H3956, H4820
Lexical occurrences 156 verses Source Gloss
deceitful tongue, treacherous speech
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לְשׁוֹן מִרְמָה is built from this root:
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