לָשׁוֹן

Strong’s 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)

Etymology & Derivation

or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);

KJV Usage

[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.tongue
• 2.tongue (of men)
• 3.language
• 4.tongue (of animals)
• 5.tongue (of fire)
• 6.wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lâshôwn; Pronunciation: law-shone'