Strong's Number H3956

לָשׁוֹן

lashown · law-shone'

Transliteration:

lashown{law-shone'}or lashon{law-shone'}

Word Origin:

from 3960

TWOT:

1131a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

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)

Usage in the KJV:

tongue 98, language 10, bay 3, wedge 2, babbler 1, flame 1, speaker 376 1, talkers 1

Total: 117
Occurs 117 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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