לְשֹׁנֽ/וֹ

𐤋𐤔𐤍/𐤅

lâshôwn

its language

The physical tongue, the muscular organ in the mouth of humans and animals used for tasting, licking, eating, and especially for speech; by extension, speech itself (spoken language), utterance, or the special mode or means by which communication occurs. In some contexts, refers to the concept of 'language' (as a spoken system used by a people), and, in rare cases, denotes something resembling a tongue in form, such as a flame, landform, or a metal ingot.

H3956

Deuteronomy 28:49 · Word #15

Lexicon H3956

Lemmaלָשׁוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍
Transliterationlâshôwn
Strong'sH3956
DefinitionThe physical tongue, the muscular organ in the mouth of humans and animals used for tasting, licking, eating, and especially for speech; by extension, speech itself (spoken language), utterance, or the special mode or means by which communication occurs. In some contexts, refers to the concept of 'language' (as a spoken system used by a people), and, in rare cases, denotes something resembling a tongue in form, such as a flame, landform, or a metal ingot.

Morphology HNcbsc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phraseits language

SIBI-P1 Translation H3956-15

his tongue

Morphological NotesCommon noun, singular, construct form with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun לָשׁוֹן denotes the tongue as the physical organ and by extension speech or language; the 3rd masculine singular suffix specifies possession, yielding "his tongue." The rendering preserves both the root image and the singular possessive morphology.

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