lashon: tongue Original Word: לָשׁוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: lashon
Phonetic Spelling: (law-shone')
Short Definition: tongue
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
tongue
NASB Translation
bar (2), bark* (1), bay (3), charmer* (1), language (14), languages (2), slanderer* (1), speech (1), tongue (84), tongues (5), word (1).
לָשׁוֺן noun masculineJosh 7:21 and (more often) feminineIsaiah 28:11 tongue (Late Hebrew id.; also Assyrian lišânu; Arabic  ; Ethiopic  ; Aramaic לִשָּׁן, לִישָּׁן,  (all li-); Zinjirli לשן DHMSendsch. 59); — absolute ׳ל Exodus 4:10 +; הַלָּשֹׁן Joshua 15:2; construct לְשׁוֺן Joshua 7:21 +; suffix לְשׁוֺנִי 2 Samuel 23:2; לְשֹׁנוֺ Exodus 11:7 2t.; לְשׁוֺנוֺ Judges 7:5; Esther 1:22; לְשׁוֺנְךָ Psalm 34:14; לְשׁוֺנְכֶם Isaiah 59:3, etc.; plural לְשֹׁנוֺת absolute Psalm 31:21; Isaiah 66:18; construct Zechariah 8:23; suffix לְשֹׁנֹתָם Genesis 10:20,31; — 1 tongue of men, a. used in lapping Judges 7:5; cleaving to the palate (חֵק), in thirst Lamentations 4:4, so as to produce dumbness Job 29:10 ("" קוֺל נֶחְבָּא), Psalm 137:6; Ezekiel 3:26 ("" נֶאֱלַם); cleaving to jaws (מַלְקוֺחַ) Psalm 22:16; בַּצָּמָא נָשָׁ֑תָּה ׳ל Isaiah 41:17 their tongue for thirst is parched; תִּמַּק בְּפִיהֶם ׳לְ Zechariah 14:12 (of ׳יs judgment); a choice morsel is held ׳תַּחַת ל Job 20:12 (figurative of mischief), compare Psalm 10:7 (ready to be uttered), Psalm 66:17 ("" מֶּה), Songs 4:11. b. usually as organ of speech, both good and bad (especially Psalms, Proverbs, often "" מֶּה, שָׂפָה); — ׳כְּבַד ל Exodus 4:10 (J) heavy of tongue; ׳מַעֲנֵה ל Proverbs 16:1, מִלָּתוֺ עַללְֿשׁוֺנִי 2 Samuel 23:2, compare Proverbs 31:26; Psalm 139:4 (׳בִּל), הֲיֵשׁ בִּלְשׁוֺנִי עַוְלָה Job 6:30; ׳מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד ל Proverbs 18:21, compare Proverbs 21:23; Proverbs 25:15; of (false) prophets, ׳הַלֹּקְהִים ל Jeremiah 23:31; subject of verb of speaking, בֶּר Di — בִחִכִּי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֺנִי Job 33:2; Psalm 12:4; Psalm 37:30; compare (Jeremiah 9:7 below and) ֗֗֗ תְּמַהֵר ׳ל לְדַבֵּר Isaiah 32:4, לְשׁוֺנִי עֵט סֹפֵר מָהִיר Psalm 45:2, i.e. as swift as a rapid scribe's stylus; subject of הָגָה Isaiah 59:3; Job 27:4; Psalm 35:28; Psalm 71:24; subject of נִשְׁבַּע Isaiah 45:23; תִּהַלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ ׳ל Psalm 73:9; of hostile speech, insolence, etc., Joshua 10:21 (J E; object of I. חָרַץ q. v., compare 3 below), Jeremiah 18:18; Isaiah 3:8; ׳זַעַם ל Hosea 7:16 (but text dubious, compare We Now), חֶרֶב חַדָּה ׳ל Psalm 57:6, compare Psalm 64:4; כְּמוֺ ׳נָחָשׁ שָֽׁנְנוּ ל Psalm 140:4; תָּקוּם אִתָּךְ ׳כָּללֿ Isaiah 54:17; ׳הֶאֱרִיךְ ל Isaiah 57:4; further, Jeremiah 9:2; Jeremiah 9:4; as instrument of seductive flattery (הֶחֱלִיק), without בְּ, Psalm 5:10; Proverbs 28:33, compare ׳נָכְרִיָּה חֶלְקַת לָ Proverbs 6:24;. of falsehood Psalm 78:36 (compare below); of slander (compare לושֵׁן) ׳רָגַל עַללֿ Psalm 15:3, אִישׁ לָשׁוֺןPsalm 140:12, compare סָ֑תֶר ׳לְ Proverbs 25:33; ׳חָטָא בְּל Psalm 39:2; compare Psalm 64:9 (text dubious, see Hup Che Bae); moral qualities ascribed to: — as arrogant Psalm 12:5 (compare Psalm 12:4 above); as devising injuries, ׳הַוּוֺת תַּחְשֹׁב ל Psalm 52:4, compare הַוֺת ׳לְ Proverbs 17:4; תַּצְמִיד מִרְמָה ׳ל Psalm 50:19 nectere fraudem; ׳מֵרָ֑ע נְצֹר ל Psalm 34:14 ׅ "" (וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה; often of lying tongue: לְשׁוֺן שֶׁקֶר Proverbs 6:17; Proverbs 12:19; Proverbs 21:6; Proverbs 26:28; Psalm 109:2; מִרְמָה ׳לְ Psalm 52:6; רְמִיָּה ׳לָ Micah 6:12; Psalm 120:2; Psalm 120:3; תַּרְמִית ׳לְ Zephaniah 3:13; תַּהְמֻּכוֺת ׳לְ Proverbs 10:31, and ׳נֶהְמָּךְ בִּל Proverbs 17:20; עֲרוּמִים׳ל Job 15:5; also מִרְמָה דִּבֵּ֑ר ׳ל Jeremiah 9:7; on the other hand צַדִּיק ׳לְ Proverbs 10:20; חֲכָמִים ׳ל Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 15:2; ׳מַרְמֵּה לָ Proverbs 15:4; לִמּוּדִים ׳לְ Isaiah 50:4. — Note phrases ׳שׁוֺט ל Job 5:21 scourge of (the) tongue, רִיב לְשֹׁנוֺת Psalm 31:21; מַּלַּג לְשׁוֺנָם Psalm 55:10: also ׳בַּעַל הַלּ Ecclesiastes 10:11 (of serpent-charmer), and ׳וַתֵּעֲלוּ עַלשְֿׂפַת ל Ezekiel 36:3. — On tongue of ׳י (once), see 4 below c. organ of singing, subject of רָנַן Psalm 51:16; Psalm 126:2; Isaiah 35:6, עָנָה Psalm 119:172. 2 = language Deuteronomy 28:49; Jeremiah 5:15 and later, namely: Ezekiel 3:5,6 (׳כִּבְדֵי ל, "" עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה, but strike out ᵐ5 Manuscripts Co SgfrKauAT), Isaiah 28:11 ("" אַחֶרֶת ׳ל, לַעֲגֵי שָׂפָה, figurative of ׳יs unintelligible dealings); ׳עַם ֗֗֗ נִלְעַג ל Isaiah 33:19 ("" עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה); Isaiah 66:18 ("" גּוֺיִם), Zechariah 8:23; Genesis 10:5,20,31 (all P), Nehemiah 13:24; Esther 1:22 (twice in verse); Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9 (twice in verse); Daniel 1:4. 3 tongue of animals: dog Exodus 11:7 (J; object of I. חָרַץ q. v.; compare 1b), Psalm 68:24; adder Job 20:16 (subjectof תַּהֲרֹג); crocodile Job 40:25. 4 tongue of fire, devouring, כֶּאֱכֹל קַשׁ לְשׁוֺן אֵשׁ Isaiah 5:24; compare of ׳י, וּלְשׁוֺנוֺ כְּאֵשׁ אֹכָ֑לֶת Isaiah 30:27 ("" שְׂפָתָיו מָֽלְאוּ זַעַם). 5 = (tongue-shaped) wedge of gold Joshua 7:21,24 (JE). **So Assyrian lišânu; see MeissnZAW xxlii {1905}, 151 f. JohnsAssyrian Deeds 2, 281. 6 = (tongue-shaped) bay of sea Isaiah 11:15; Joshua 15:2,5; Joshua 18:19 (all P). לִשָּׁן noun masculineDaniel 3:7 tongue (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew לָשׁוֺן, √ לשׁן ); — tongue = language, figurative for people: absolute ׳עַם אֻמָּה וְל Daniel 3:29; plural emphatic וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא ׳א ׳ע Daniel 3:4; Daniel 3:7; Daniel 4:31; Daniel 5:19; Daniel 6:26; Daniel 7:14 (compare Biblical Hebrew לָשׁוֺן 2, Isaiah 66:18). מָא see מָה. below
babbler, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge Or lashon {law-shone'}; also (in plural) feminine lshonah {lesh-o-naw'}; from lashan; 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) -- + babbler,bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge. see HEBREW lashan
בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃ בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹ בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥י בַלָּשׁ֔וֹן בלשון בלשונו בלשוני בלשוני׃ הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃ הלשון׃ הלשן וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹת וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ וְלָשׁ֥וֹן וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗ם וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗י וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹן וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙ וּלְשׁ֖וֹן וּלְשׁ֣וֹן וּלְשׁ֥וֹן וּלְשׁ֨וֹן וּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּ וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖ם ובלשון ובלשונם והלשנות וכלשון וכלשונם׃ ולשון ולשונו ולשוני ולשונך ולשונם ולשוננו כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ כלשון כלשונו כלשנו לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗י לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗ם לְ֭שׁוֹנִי לְֽשׁוֹן־ לְשֹׁנ֔וֹ לְשֹׁנ֗וֹ לְשֹׁנ֣וֹת לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃ לְשֹׁנֽוֹת׃ לְשׁ֣וֹן לְשׁ֤וֹן לְשׁ֥וֹן לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם לְשׁוֹנִ֗י לְשׁוֹנִ֣י לְשׁוֹנִ֨י ׀ לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃ לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָ לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם לְשׁוֹנָ֔ם לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם לְשׁוֹנָ֤ם לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ לְשׁוֹנָם֙ לְשׁוֹנָם֮ לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃ לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּ לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שׁ֗וֹן לָ֭שׁוֹן לָשֽׁוֹן׃ לָשׁ֑וֹן לָשׁ֔וֹן לָשׁ֖וֹן לָשׁ֛וֹן לָשׁ֥וֹן לָשׁוֹן֮ ללשנו ללשננו ללשנתם לשון לשון׃ לשוןש־ לשונה׃ לשונו לשונו׃ לשוני לשוני׃ לשונך לשונכם לשונם לשנו לשנו׃ לשנות לשנות׃ מִלְּשׁ֣וֹן מִלָּשׁ֥וֹן מלשון ḇal·lā·šō·wn ḇallāšōwn bil·šō·w·nî ḇil·šō·w·nî bil·šō·w·nōw bil·šō·wn bilShon bilshoNi bilshoNo bilšōwn bilšōwnî ḇilšōwnî bilšōwnōw hal·lā·šō·wn hal·lā·šōn hallaShon hallāšōn hallāšōwn kil·šō·nōw kil·šō·w·nōw kil·šō·wn kilShon kilshoNo kilšōnōw kilšōwn kilšōwnōw lā·šō·wn laShon lāšōwn lə·šō·nō·wṯ lə·šō·nōw lə·šō·w·nāh lə·šō·w·nām lə·šō·w·ne·ḵā lə·šō·w·nêḵ lə·šō·w·nî lə·šō·w·nō·še- lə·šō·w·nōw lə·šō·wn lə·šō·wn·ḵā lə·šō·wn·ḵem leShon leshoNah leshoNam leshonCha leshonChem leshoNech leshoNecha leshoNi leshoNo leshonoShe leshoNot ləšōnōw ləšōnōwṯ ləšōwn ləšōwnāh ləšōwnām ləšōwnêḵ ləšōwneḵā ləšōwnî ləšōwnḵā ləšōwnḵem ləšōwnōše- ləšōwnōw lil·šō·nê·nū lil·šō·nō·ṯām lil·šō·nōw lilshoNenu lilshoNo lilshonoTam lilšōnênū lilšōnōṯām lilšōnōw mil·lā·šō·wn mil·lə·šō·wn millaShon millāšōwn milleShon milləšōwn ū·ḇə·lā·šō·wn ū·ḇil·šō·w·nām ū·lə·šō·w·nām ū·lə·šō·w·nê·nū ū·lə·šō·w·nî ū·lə·šō·w·nōw ū·lə·šō·wn ū·lə·šō·wn·ḵā ūḇəlāšōwn ūḇilšōwnām uleShon uleshoNam uleshoncha uleshoNenu uleshoNi uleshoNo ūləšōwn ūləšōwnām ūləšōwnênū ūləšōwnî ūləšōwnḵā ūləšōwnōw uvelaShon uvilshoNam vallaShon vechilShon vechilshoNam vehalleshoNot velaShon vilShoNi wə·hal·lə·šō·nō·wṯ wə·ḵil·šō·w·nām wə·ḵil·šō·wn wə·lā·šō·wn wəhalləšōnōwṯ wəḵilšōwn wəḵilšōwnām wəlāšōwn
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Strong's Hebrew 3956
117 Occurrences
bil·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
bil·šō·w·nî — 3 Occ.
bil·šō·w·nōw — 2 Occ.
hal·lā·šōn — 2 Occ.
kil·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
kil·šō·w·nōw — 3 Occ.
lā·šō·wn — 17 Occ.
lə·šō·wn — 19 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nāh — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nām — 12 Occ.
lə·šō·wn·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·wn·ḵem — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nêḵ — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·w·ne·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nî — 8 Occ.
lə·šō·nōw — 8 Occ.
lə·šō·w·nō·še- — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·nō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
lil·šō·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
lil·šō·nōw — 1 Occ.
lil·šō·nō·ṯām — 2 Occ.
mil·lā·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
mil·lə·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·wn — 5 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·w·nām — 4 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·wn·ḵā — 2 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·w·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·w·nî — 3 Occ.
ū·lə·šō·w·nōw — 4 Occ.
ū·ḇə·lā·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇil·šō·w·nām — 1 Occ.
ḇal·lā·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵil·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵil·šō·w·nām — 1 Occ.
wə·hal·lə·šō·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·lā·šō·wn — 1 Occ.
ḇil·šō·w·nî — 1 Occ.
Genesis 10:5
BIB: בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃
NAS: every one according to his language, according to their families,
KJV: every one after his tongue, after their families,
INT: their lands every to his language to their families their nationsGenesis 10:20
BIB: חָ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃
NAS: according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands,
KJV: after their families, after their tongues, in their countries,
INT: of Ham to their families to their languages their lands their nations Genesis 10:31
BIB: שֵׁ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם לְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃
NAS: according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands,
KJV: after their families, after their tongues, in their lands,
INT: of Shem to their families to their languages their lands to their nations Exodus 4:10
BIB: פֶּ֛ה וּכְבַ֥ד לָשׁ֖וֹן אָנֹֽכִי׃
NAS: of speech and slow of tongue.
KJV: of speech, and of a slow tongue.
INT: of speech and slow of tongue I Exodus 11:7
BIB: יֶֽחֱרַץ־ כֶּ֙לֶב֙ לְשֹׁנ֔וֹ לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ וְעַד־
KJV: move his tongue, against man
INT: move A dog his tongue man or Deuteronomy 28:49
BIB: לֹא־ תִשְׁמַ֖ע לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃
NAS: whose language you shall not understand,
KJV: a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
INT: shall not understand language Joshua 7:21
BIB: שְׁקָלִ֣ים כֶּ֗סֶף וּלְשׁ֨וֹן זָהָ֤ב אֶחָד֙
NAS: of silver and a bar of gold
KJV: and a wedge of gold
INT: shekels of silver bar of gold and a Joshua 7:24
BIB: הָאַדֶּ֣רֶת וְֽאֶת־ לְשׁ֣וֹן הַזָּהָ֡ב וְֽאֶת־
NAS: the mantle, the bar of gold,
KJV: and the garment, and the wedge of gold,
INT: the silver the mantle the bar of gold his sons Joshua 10:21
BIB: לְאִ֖ישׁ אֶת־ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃
NAS: one uttered a word against any of the sons
KJV: none moved his tongue against any
INT: of Israel any A word Joshua 15:2
BIB: הַמֶּ֑לַח מִן־ הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַפֹּנֶ֥ה נֶֽגְבָּה׃
NAS: Sea, from the bay that turns
KJV: sea, from the bay that looketh
INT: of the Salt from the bay turns to the south Joshua 15:5
BIB: לִפְאַ֤ת צָפ֙וֹנָה֙ מִלְּשׁ֣וֹן הַיָּ֔ם מִקְצֵ֖ה
NAS: side was from the bay of the sea
KJV: quarter [was] from the bay of the sea
INT: side of the north the bay of the sea the mouth Joshua 18:19
BIB: הַגְּב֗וּל אֶל־ לְשׁ֤וֹן יָם־ הַמֶּ֙לַח֙
NAS: at the north bay of the Salt
KJV: were at the north bay of the salt
INT: and the border about bay Sea of the Salt Judges 7:5
BIB: אֲשֶׁר־ יָלֹק֩ בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹ מִן־ הַמַּ֜יִם
NAS: the water with his tongue as a dog
KJV: of the water with his tongue, as a dog
INT: who laps his tongue at the water 2 Samuel 23:2
BIB: וּמִלָּת֖וֹ עַל־ לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃
NAS: by me, And His word was on my tongue.
KJV: by me, and his word [was] in my tongue.
INT: and his word was on my tongue Nehemiah 13:24
BIB: לְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוּדִ֑ית וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן עַ֥ם וָעָֽם׃
NAS: the language of Judah, but the language of his own
KJV: in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each
INT: to speak the language the language of his own people Esther 1:22
BIB: עַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ לִהְי֤וֹת כָּל־
NAS: people according to their language, that every
KJV: thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man
INT: every people to their language become every Esther 1:22
BIB: בְּבֵית֔וֹ וּמְדַבֵּ֖ר כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן עַמּֽוֹ׃ פ
NAS: and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.
KJV: and that [it] should be published according to the language of every people.
INT: house speaks the language people Esther 3:12
BIB: וְעַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ בְּשֵׁ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
NAS: people according to its language, being written
KJV: thereof, and [to] every people after their language; in the name
INT: each people language the name of King Esther 8:9
BIB: וְעַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ וְאֶ֨ל־ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים
NAS: people according to their language as well as to the Jews
KJV: thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews
INT: every people to their language to the Jews Esther 8:9
BIB: הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים כִּכְתָבָ֖ם וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃
NAS: according to their script and their language.
KJV: according to their writing, and according to their language.
INT: the Jews describe and their language Job 5:21
BIB: בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־
NAS: from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid
KJV: from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid
INT: the scourge of the tongue will be hidden and you Job 6:30
BIB: הֲיֵשׁ־ בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י עַוְלָ֑ה אִם־
NAS: injustice on my tongue? Cannot
KJV: iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste
INT: is there babbler iniquity lo Job 15:5
BIB: פִ֑יךָ וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר לְשׁ֣וֹן עֲרוּמִֽים׃
NAS: And you choose the language of the crafty.
KJV: and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
INT: your mouth choose the language of the crafty Job 20:12
BIB: יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃
NAS: [And] he hides it under his tongue,
KJV: [though] he hide it under his tongue;
INT: hides under his tongue Job 20:16
BIB: יִינָ֑ק תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֶפְעֶֽה׃
NAS: The viper's tongue slays
KJV: the viper's tongue shall slay
INT: sucks slays tongue the viper's 117 Occurrences
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