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in the Jews' language

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(tongue). Originally one (Gen. 11:1¹And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. (Genesis 11:1)). Diversified at Babel (Gen. 11:7-9⁷Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. ⁸So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. ⁹Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. (Genesis 11:7‑9)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The Hebrew language, common to the Jews. Rab-shakeh was asked to speak in the Syrian language (the Aramaic); but he, wishing the people of Jerusalem to understand him, spoke in Hebrew (2 Kings 18:28²⁸Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria: (2 Kings 18:28); Neh. 13:24²⁴And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. (Nehemiah 13:24); Isa. 36:13¹³Then 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. (Isaiah 36:13)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3066 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yhuwdiyth

Phonic:

yeh-hoo-deeth’

Meaning:

feminine of 3064; the Jewish (used adverbially) language

KJV Usage:

in the Jews' language