Strongs Number: H3956
- Hebrew Word
- לָשׁוֹן
- Transliteration
- lâshôwn
- Phonetic
- law-shone'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs 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)
- BDB Definition
-
1. tongue
a. tongue (of men)
1. tongue (literal)
2. tongue (organ of speech)
b. language
c. tongue (of animals)
d. tongue (of fire)
e. wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
- Origin
- From H3960
- Bible Usage
- + {babbler} {bay} + evil {speaker} {language} {talker} {tongue} wedge.