Strong’s H3956
לָשׁוֹן — lâshôwn
לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, Strong’s H3956) means: 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,.
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)
- H3956
- /law-shone'/
- 117× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- lâshôwn
- Pronunciation
- law-shone'
- Occurrences
- 117
Meaning
- Hebrew
- לָשׁוֹן
- 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)
- Derivation
- or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);
- King James Version renders it as
- [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Derived from
- לָשַׁן lâshanH3960 · to wag the tongue · 3×
Words derived from lâshôwn
- לָשַׁן lâshanH3960 · to wag the tongue · 3×
- לִשָּׁן lishshânH3961 · speech · 7×
Where it appears
The first verses that use lâshôwn (117 times in all).
Sources
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