KJV dictionary & concordance
1. An ordered form of speech and words used and understood by a people. 2. A particular tongue, vocabulary, or manner of expression. 3. A people or group sharing a language.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 11:1
Complete exact-word concordance
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
There is no speach nor language, where their voyce is not heard.
1611 marginal noteOr, without these their voyce is heard.
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
This he ordained in Ioseph for a testimonie, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language, that I vnderstood not.
1611 marginal noteOr, against.
WHEN Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
¶ When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Iacob from a people of strange language:
1611 marginal noteExod. 13.3.
¶ In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
¶ In that day shall fiue cities in the land of Egypt speake the language of Canaan, and sweare to the LORD of hostes: one shalbe called the citie of destruction.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the lippe.
1611 marginal noteOr, of Heres: or of the Sunne.
¶ Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
¶ Then sayd Eliakim and Shebna & Ioah vnto Rabshakeh; Speake, I pray thee, vnto thy seruants in the Syrian language; for we vnderstand it: and speake not to vs in the Iewes language, in the eares of the people that are on the wall.
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cryed with a loud voice in the Iewes language, and sayd; Heare ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Loe, I will bring a nation vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither vnderstandest what they say.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 28.49. cha. 1.15. and 6.22.
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech, and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHeb. deepe of lippes and heauie of tongue, and so ver. 6.
Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not vnderstand: surely had I sent thee to them, they would haue hearkened vnto thee:
1611 marginal noteHeb. deepe of lip, and heauie language.
1611 marginal noteOr, if I had sent thee &c. would they not haue hearkened vnto thee?
Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, 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.
Therefore I make a decree, That euery people, nation, and language, which speake any thing amisse 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 deliuer after this sort.
1611 marginal noteCald. a decree is made by me.
1611 marginal noteCald. errour.
1611 marginal noteCald. made pieces.
1611 marginal noteChap.2.5.
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A tongue, or speech.
