lish.shan denotes a language group, regularly named with peoples and nations under royal decrees and dominion.

The term consistently denotes language groups in collective lists with peoples and nations. These groups are addressed by decrees, described as fearing or serving a ruler, or included in the reach of a kingdom.

1. Language groups in collective populations · dominant

   The determined plural occurs in lists of peoples, nations, and languages: in Daniel 3:4 the APB renders the herald's address, "O peoples, nations, and languages," and Daniel 3:7 describes those groups falling down before the golden image. The same collective grouping appears where all such groups tremble before a ruler in Daniel 5:19 and serve the recipient of dominion in Daniel 7:14; Daniel 6:26 places the plural within the extent of a kingdom-wide decree. The singular absolute in Daniel 3:29 occurs in a decree directed toward every people, nation, and language.

   Daniel 3:4Daniel 3:7Daniel 5:19Daniel 6:26Daniel 7:14Daniel 3:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB repeatedly presents the collective list as "peoples, nations, and languages," including in proclamations, acts of worship, fear, and service. In Daniel 3:29 it uses the singular "every people, nation, and language"; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.