לָשׁוֹן
Strong's H3956
lâshôwn
/law-shone'/
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)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3956
- Hebrew
- לָשׁוֹן
- Transliteration
- lâshôwn
- Pronunciation
- /law-shone'/
- KJV Translations
- 7 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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);H3960 (lâshan)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
[phrase] babblerbay[phrase] evil speakerlanguagetalkertonguewedge
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of lâshôwn:
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