Tongue

H3956
Hebrew
UBS
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwnlaw-shone'
Noun Masculine

Definition

= the fleshy organ in the mouth, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in the case of humans) speaking

Semantic Domains

Creatures
Professions
Languages
Artifacts
Shape
Speak
Unable
Waterbodies

Etymology

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

KJV Translations

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

Occurrences115
Frequency Rank#311

Verse Usage

This word appears 115 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.