וּ/לְשׁ֨וֹן
𐤅/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍
uleshon
and a wedge
or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; 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); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
H3956
Joshua 7:21 · Word #11
Lexicon H3956
| Lemma | לָשׁוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | lâshôwn |
| Strong's | H3956 |
| In-context | and a wedge |
Morphology HC/Ncbsc
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 |
SIBI-P1 H3956-22
and to a tongue
| Root | לשן (l-š-n) |
| Core Meanings | tongue, licking, speech, language, expression |
| Semantic Range | Literal tongue (organ of speech or licking), speech, language, manner of speaking, a wedge-shaped ingot of metal, a fork of flame, a bay or inlet of water. |
| Conceptual Significance | לָשׁוֹן highlights the biblical view of speech as a powerful, embodied force—capable of blessing or harm. Its extension from the physical tongue to language and even shaped objects (like a wedge of gold) reflects the Hebrew tendency to ground abstract concepts in concrete imagery. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ + preposition לְ prefixed to a common feminine singular noun (likely in construct form by morphology code, though formally identical here to the absolute). No pronominal suffix; singular feminine. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form וּלְשׁוֹן consists of the conjunction וּ ("and") plus the preposition לְ ("to/for") attached to the feminine singular noun לָשׁוֹן ("tongue"). Rendering it as "and to a tongue" preserves both the concrete root sense (the physical tongue, extended to speech) and the singular feminine morphology indicated by the noun form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לשן (tongue, licking, speech, language, expression)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3956-01 |
bileshon | by a tongue of |
H3956-02 |
bileshoni | upon my tongue |
H3956-03 |
bileshono | in his tongue |
H3956-04 |
halashon | the tongue |
H3956-05 |
kileshon | according to the tongue of |
H3956-06 |
kileshono | according to his tongue |
H3956-07 |
lashon | tongue |
H3956-08 |
leshon | tongue-of |
H3956-09 |
leshonah | her tongue |
H3956-11 |
leshonekha | your tongue |
H3956-13 |
leshonekhem | your tongue |
H3956-17 |
lileshonenu | our tongue |
H3956-23 |
uleshonam | and their tongue |
H3956-25 |
uleshonenu | and our tongue |
H3956-28 |
uvelashon | and with a tongue |
H3956-29 |
uvileshonam | and with their tongue |
H3956-32 |
vekhileshon | and according to the tongue of |
H3956-33 |
vekhileshonam | and according to their tongue |
H3956-34 |
velashon | and a tongue |
H3956-35 |
vileshoni | with my tongue |
Word Usage (117 occurrences of H3956)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:5 | לִ/לְשֹׁנ֑/וֹ | lileshono | according to his language |
| Genesis 10:20 | לִ/לְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑/ם | lileshonotam | according to their languages |
| Genesis 10:31 | לִ/לְשֹׁנֹתָ֑/ם | lileshonotam | according to their languages |