לָשׁוֹן

H3956. lashon
לָשׁוֺן noun masculineJos 7:21 and (more often) feminineIsa 28:11 tongue (Late Hebrew id.; also Assyrian lišânu; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Aramaic לִישָּׁן לִשָּׁן,, (all li-); Zinjirli לשן DHMSendsch. 59); — absolute ׳ל Exo 4:10 +; הַלָּשֹׁן Jos 15:2; construct לְשׁוֺן Jos 7:21 +; suffix לְשׁוֺנִי 2Sa 23:2; לְשֹׁנוֺ Exo 11:7 Exo 11:2t.; לְשׁוֺנוֺ Jdg 7:5; Est 1:22; לְשׁוֺנְךָ Psa 34:14; לְשׁוֺנְכֶם Isa 59:3, etc.; plural לְשֹׁנוֺת absolute Psa 31:21; Isa 66:18; construct Zec 8:23; suffix לְשֹׁנֹתָם Gen 10:20, Gen 10:31; —
1 tongue of men,
a. used in lapping Jdg 7:5; cleaving to the palate (חֵק), in thirst Lam 4:4, so as to produce dumbness Job 29:10 (|| נֶחְבָּא קוֺל), Psa 137:6; Eze 3:26 (|| נֶאֱלַם); cleaving to jaws (מַלְקוֺחַ) Psa 22:16; ׳ל נָשָׁ֑תָּה בַּצָּמָא Isa 41:17 their tongue for thirst is parched; ׳לְ בְּפִיהֶם תִּמַּק Zec 14:12 (of ׳יs judgment); a choice morsel is held ל ׳תַּחַת Job 20:12 (figurative of mischief), compare Psa 10:7 (ready to be uttered), Psa 66:17 (|| מֶּה), Son 4:11.
b. usually as organ of speech, both good and bad (especially Psalms, Proverbs, often || שָׂפָה מֶּה,); — ל ׳כְּבַד Exo 4:10 (J) heavy of tongue; ל ׳מַעֲנֵה Pro 16:1, עַללְֿשׁוֺנִי מִלָּתוֺ 2Sa 23:2, compare Pro 31:26; Psa 139:4 (׳בִּל), עַוְלָה בִּלְשׁוֺנִי הֲיֵשׁ Job 6:30; ל בְּיַד וְחַיִּים ׳מָוֶת Pro 18:21, compare Pro 21:23; Pro 25:15; of (false) prophets, ל ׳הַלֹּקְהִים Jer 23:31; subject of verb of speaking, בֶּר Di — לְשׁוֺנִי דִּבְּרָה בִחִכִּי Job 33:2; Psa 12:4; Psa 37:30; compare (Jer 9:7 below and) לְדַבֵּר ׳ל תְּמַהֵר ֗֗֗ Isa 32:4, מָהִיר סֹפֵר עֵט לְשׁוֺנִי Psa 45:2, i.e. as swift as a rapid scribe's stylus; subject of הָגָה Isa 59:3; Job 27:4; Psa 35:28; Psa 71:24; subject of נִשְׁבַּע Isa 45:23; ׳ל בָּאָרֶץ תִּהַלַךְ Psa 73:9; of hostile speech, insolence, etc., Jos 10:21 (J E; object of I. חָרַץ q. v., compare
3 below), Jer 18:18; Isa 3:8; ל ׳זַעַם Hos 7:16 (but text dubious, compare We Now), ׳ל חַדָּה חֶרֶב Psa 57:6, compare Psa 64:4; ל שָֽׁנְנוּ ׳נָחָשׁ כְּמוֺ Psa 140:4; ׳כָּללֿ אִתָּךְ תָּקוּם Isa 54:17; ל ׳הֶאֱרִיךְ Isa 57:4; further, Jer 9:2; Jer 9:4; as instrument of seductive flattery (הֶחֱלִיק), without בְּ, Psa 5:10; Proverbs 28:33, compare לָ חֶלְקַת ׳נָכְרִיָּה Pro 6:24;. of falsehood Psa 78:36 (compare below); of slander (compare לושֵׁן) עַללֿ ׳רָגַל Psa 15:3, לָשׁוֺן אִישׁPsa 140:12, compare ׳לְ סָ֑תֶר Proverbs 25:33; בְּל ׳חָטָא Psa 39:2; compare Psa 64:9 (text dubious, see Hup Che Bae); moral qualities ascribed to: — as arrogant Psa 12:5 (compare Psa 12:4 above); as devising injuries, ל תַּחְשֹׁב ׳הַוּוֺת Psa 52:4, compare ׳לְ הַוֺת Pro 17:4; ׳ל מִרְמָה תַּצְמִיד Psa 50:19 nectere fraudem; ל נְצֹר ׳מֵרָ֑ע Psa 34:14 ׅ || מִרְמָה מִדַּבֵּר (וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ; often of lying tongue: שֶׁקֶר לְשׁוֺן Pro 6:17; Pro 12:19; Pro 21:6; Pro 26:28; Psa 109:2; ׳לְ מִרְמָה Psa 52:6; ׳לָ רְמִיָּה Mic 6:12; Psa 120:2; Psa 120:3; ׳לְ תַּרְמִית Zep 3:13; ׳לְ תַּהְמֻּכוֺת Pro 10:31, and בִּל ׳נֶהְמָּךְ Pro 17:20; עֲרוּמִים׳ל Job 15:5; also ׳ל דִּבֵּ֑ר מִרְמָה Jer 9:7; on the other hand ׳לְ צַדִּיק Pro 10:20; ׳ל חֲכָמִים Pro 12:18; Pro 15:2; לָ ׳מַרְמֵּה Pro 15:4; ׳לְ לִמּוּדִים Isa 50:4. — Note phrases ל ׳שׁוֺט Job 5:21 scourge of (the) tongue, לְשֹׁנוֺת רִיב Psa 31:21; לְשׁוֺנָם מַּלַּג Psa 55:10: also הַלּ ׳בַּעַל Ecc 10:11 (of serpent-charmer), and ל עַלשְֿׂפַת ׳וַתֵּעֲלוּ Eze 36:3. — On tongue of ׳י (once), see 4 below
c. organ of singing, subject of רָנַן Psa 51:16; Psa 126:2; Isa 35:6, עָנָה Psa 119:172.
2 = language Deu 28:49; Jer 5:15 and later, namely: Eze 3:5-6, (ל ׳כִּבְדֵי, || שָׂפָה עִמְקֵי, but strike out ᵐ5 Manuscripts Co SgfrKauAT), Isa 28:11 (|| שָׂפָה לַעֲגֵי ׳ל, אַחֶרֶת, figurative of ׳יs unintelligible dealings); ל נִלְעַג ֗֗֗ ׳עַם Isa 33:19 (|| שָׂפָה עִמְקֵי); Isa 66:18 (|| גּוֺיִם), Zec 8:23; Gen 10:5, Gen 10:20, Gen 10:31 (all P), Neh 13:24; Est 1:22 (twice in verse); Est 3:12; Est 8:9 (twice in verse); Dan 1:4.
3 tongue of animals: dog Exo 11:7 (J; object of I. חָרַץ q. v.; compare 1b), Psa 68:24; adder Job 20:16 (subjectof תַּהֲרֹג); crocodile Job 40:25.
4 tongue of fire, devouring, אֵשׁ לְשׁוֺן קַשׁ כֶּאֱכֹל Isa 5:24; compare of אֹכָ֑לֶת כְּאֵשׁ וּלְשׁוֺנוֺ ׳י, Isa 30:27 (|| זַעַם מָֽלְאוּ שְׂפָתָיו).
5 = (tongue-shaped) wedge of gold Jos 7:21, Jos 7:24 (JE). **So Assyrian lišânu; see MeissnZAW xxlii {1905}, 151 f. JohnsAssyrian Deeds 2, 281.
6 = (tongue-shaped) bay of sea Isa 11:15; Jos 15:2, Jos 15:5; Jos 18:19 (all P).
לִשָּׁן noun masculineDan 3:7 tongue (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew לָשׁוֺן, √ לשׁן ); — tongue = language, figurative for people: absolute וְל אֻמָּה ׳עַם Dan 3:29; plural emphatic ׳ע ׳א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא Dan 3:4; Dan 3:7; Dan 4:31; Dan 5:19; Dan 6:26; Dan 7:14 (compare Biblical Hebrew לָשׁוֺן
2, Isa 66:18).
מָא see מָה. below