Hebrew word study
לָשׁוֹן H3956
- Transliteration
- lâshôwn
- Pronunciation
- law-shone'
- KJV glosses
- [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information