לָשׁוֹן
la.shonNounH3956
tongue
From: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);
Short Definition
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)
Full Lexicon Entry
tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology H:N
DescriptionHebrew Noun
Occurrences
92 timesAppears 92 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Proverbs
19
Psalms
16
Isaiah
15
Job
8
Joshua
6
Key Passages
- 2 Samuel 23:2
- Isaiah 28:11
- Job 15:5
- Proverbs 10:31
- Psalms 10:7
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