לָשֽׁוֹן — Proverbs 16:1 Hebrew Word Study

לָשֽׁוֹן

𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍

lashon

of tongue

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

Proverbs 16:1 · Word #6

Lexicon `H3956`

Lemma	לָשׁוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍
Transliteration	lâshôwn
Strong's	H3956
In-context	of tongue

Morphology `HNcbsa` 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	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H3956-07`

tongue

Root	לשן (l-š-n)
Core Meanings	tongue, licking, speech, language
Semantic Range	Literal tongue (of humans or animals); speech; language; manner of speaking; a flame-shaped object; a wedge or strip; a bay or inlet shaped like a tongue.
Conceptual Significance	In biblical thought, the "tongue" represents both physical speech and moral agency—an instrument of blessing or harm. It embodies the power of language, covenant proclamation, and ethical responsibility, often symbolizing the inner character revealed through speech.
Morphological Notes	Common feminine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcbsa). No pronominal suffix or construct relationship in this form.
Rendering Rationale	The noun לָשׁוֹן is a feminine singular absolute form meaning "tongue," the physical organ associated with licking and speech. Rendering it as "tongue" preserves the concrete root sense (from לָשַׁן, related to licking and speaking) while accurately reflecting its feminine singular morphology without added suffixes or plurality.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root לשן (tongue, licking, speech, language)

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
`H3956-08`	leshon	tongue-of
`H3956-09`	leshonah	her tongue
`H3956-11`	leshonekha	your tongue
`H3956-13`	leshonekhem	your tongue
`H3956-17`	lileshonenu	our tongue
`H3960-01`	melasheni	a tongue-wagger of
`H3960-02`	mlvshny	my tongue-wagger
`H3956-22`	uleshon	and to a 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
Exodus 4:10	לָשׁ֖וֹן	lashon	tongue
Exodus 11:7	לְשֹׁנ֔/וֹ	leshono	his tongue
Deuteronomy 28:49	לְשֹׁנֽ/וֹ	leshono	its language
Joshua 7:21	וּ/לְשׁ֨וֹן	uleshon	and a wedge
Joshua 7:24	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	wedge
Joshua 10:21	לְשֹׁנֽ/וֹ	leshono	his tongue
Joshua 15:2	הַ/לָּשֹׁ֖ן	halashon	the bay
Joshua 15:5	מִ/לְּשׁ֣וֹן	mileshon	from the tongue
Joshua 18:19	לְשׁ֤וֹן	leshon	the tongue
Judges 7:5	בִּ/לְשׁוֹנ֨/וֹ	bileshono	with-his-tongue
2 Samuel 23:2	לְשׁוֹנִֽ/י	leshoni	my tongue
Isaiah 3:8	לְשׁוֹנָ֤/ם	leshonam	their tongue
Isaiah 5:24	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Isaiah 11:15	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Isaiah 28:11	וּ/בְ/לָשׁ֖וֹן	uvelashon	and with tongue
Isaiah 30:27	וּ/לְשׁוֹנ֖/וֹ	uleshono	and his tongue
Isaiah 32:4	וּ/לְשׁ֣וֹן	uleshon	and the tongue of
Isaiah 33:19	לָשׁ֖וֹן	lashon	tongue
Isaiah 35:6	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Isaiah 41:17	לְשׁוֹנָ֖/ם	leshonam	their tongue
Isaiah 45:23	לָשֽׁוֹן	lashon	tongue
Isaiah 50:4	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Isaiah 54:17	לָשׁ֛וֹן	lashon	tongue
Isaiah 57:4	לָשׁ֑וֹן	lashon	tongue
Isaiah 59:3	לְשׁוֹנְ/כֶ֖ם	leshonekhem	your tongue
Isaiah 66:18	וְ/הַ/לְּשֹׁנ֑וֹת	vehaleshonot	and the tongues
Jeremiah 5:15	לְשֹׁנ֔/וֹ	leshono	its language
Jeremiah 9:2	לְשׁוֹנָ/ם֙	leshonam	their-tongue
Jeremiah 9:4	לְשׁוֹנָ֛/ם	leshonam	their-tongue
Jeremiah 9:7	לְשׁוֹנָ֖/ם	leshonam	their tongue
Jeremiah 18:18	בַ/לָּשׁ֔וֹן	valashon	with the tongue
Jeremiah 23:31	לְשׁוֹנָ֔/ם	leshonam	their tongues
Ezekiel 3:5	לָשׁ֖וֹן	lashon	of tongue
Ezekiel 3:6	לָשׁ֔וֹן	lashon	of tongue
Ezekiel 3:26	וּ/לְשֽׁוֹנְ/ךָ֙	uleshonekha	and-your-tongue
Ezekiel 36:3	לָשׁ֖וֹן	lashon	tongue
Hosea 7:16	לְשׁוֹנָ֑/ם	leshonam	of their tongue
Micah 6:12	וּ/לְשׁוֹנָ֖/ם	uleshonam	and their tongue
Zephaniah 3:13	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Zechariah 8:23	לְשֹׁנ֣וֹת	leshonot	languages
Zechariah 14:12	וּ/לְשׁוֹנ֖/וֹ	uleshono	and his tongue
Psalms 5:10	לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗/ם	leshonam	their tongue
Psalms 10:7	לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗/וֹ	leshono	his tongue
Psalms 12:4	לָ֝שׁ֗וֹן	lashon	tongue
Psalms 12:5	לִ/לְשֹׁנֵ֣/נוּ	lileshonenu	with our tongue
Psalms 15:3	לְשֹׁנ֗/וֹ	leshono	his tongue
Psalms 22:16	וּ֭/לְשׁוֹנִ/י	uleshoni	and my tongue
Psalms 31:21	לְשֹׁנֽוֹת	leshonot	of-tongues
Psalms 34:14	לְשׁוֹנְ/ךָ֣	leshonekha	your tongue
Psalms 35:28	וּ֭/לְשׁוֹנִ/י	uleshoni	and my tongue
Psalms 37:30	וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנ֗/וֹ	uleshono	and his tongue
Psalms 39:2	בִ/לְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥/י	vileshoni	with my tongue
Psalms 39:4	בִּ/לְשֽׁוֹנִ/י	bileshoni	with my tongue
Psalms 45:2	לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗/י	leshoni	my tongue
Psalms 50:19	וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנְ/ךָ֗	uleshonekha	and your tongue
Psalms 51:16	לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗/י	leshoni	my tongue
Psalms 52:4	לְשׁוֹנֶ֑/ךָ	leshonekha	your tongue
Psalms 52:6	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue-of
Psalms 55:10	לְשׁוֹנָ֑/ם	leshonam	their tongues
Psalms 57:5	וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/ם	uleshonam	and their tongue
Psalms 64:4	לְשׁוֹנָ֑/ם	leshonam	their tongue
Psalms 64:9	לְשׁוֹנָ֑/ם	leshonam	their tongue
Psalms 66:17	לְשׁוֹנִֽ/י	leshoni	my tongue
Psalms 68:24	לְשׁ֥וֹן	leshon	the tongue
Psalms 71:24	לְשׁוֹנִ֗/י	leshoni	my tongue
Psalms 73:9	וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/ם	uleshonam	and their tongue
Psalms 78:36	וּ֝/בִ/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/ם	uvileshonam	and with their tongue
Psalms 109:2	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Psalms 119:172	לְ֭שׁוֹנִ/י	leshoni	my tongue
Psalms 120:2	מִ/לָּשׁ֥וֹן	milashon	from tongue
Psalms 120:3	לָשׁ֥וֹן	lashon	O tongue
Psalms 126:2	וּ/לְשׁוֹנֵ֪/נוּ	uleshonenu	and our tongue
Psalms 137:6	לְשׁוֹנִ֨/י	leshoni	my tongue
Psalms 139:4	בִּ/לְשׁוֹנִ֑/י	bileshoni	on my tongue
Psalms 140:4	לְשׁוֹנָ/ם֮	leshonam	their tongue
Psalms 140:12	לָשׁוֹן֮	lashon	of tongue
Proverbs 6:17	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Proverbs 6:24	לָשׁ֥וֹן	lashon	tongue
Proverbs 10:20	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Proverbs 10:31	וּ/לְשׁ֥וֹן	uleshon	but tongue of
Proverbs 12:18	וּ/לְשׁ֖וֹן	uleshon	but the tongue
Proverbs 12:19	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Proverbs 15:2	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Proverbs 15:4	לָ֭שׁוֹן	lashon	tongue
Proverbs 16:1	לָשֽׁוֹן	lashon	of tongue
Proverbs 17:4	לְשׁ֥וֹן	leshon	tongue
Proverbs 17:20	בִּ֝/לְשׁוֹנ֗/וֹ	bileshono	in-his-tongue
Proverbs 18:21	לָשׁ֑וֹן	lashon	of the tongue
Proverbs 21:6	בִּ/לְשׁ֣וֹן	bileshon	by a tongue
Proverbs 21:23	וּ/לְשׁוֹנ֑/וֹ	uleshono	and his tongue
Proverbs 25:15	וְ/לָשׁ֥וֹן	velashon	and a tongue
Proverbs 25:23	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Proverbs 26:28	לְֽשׁוֹן	leshon	tongue
Proverbs 28:23	לָשֽׁוֹן	lashon	with the tongue
Proverbs 31:26	לְשׁוֹנָֽ/הּ	leshonah	her tongue
Job 5:21	לָ֭שׁוֹן	lashon	of the tongue
Job 6:30	בִּ/לְשׁוֹנִ֥/י	bileshoni	on my tongue
Job 15:5	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Job 20:12	לְשׁוֹנֽ/וֹ	leshono	his tongue
Job 20:16	לְשׁ֣וֹן	leshon	tongue
Job 27:4	וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנִ֗/י	uleshoni	and my tongue
Job 29:10	וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/ם	uleshonam	and their tongue
Job 33:2	לְשׁוֹנִ֣/י	leshoni	my tongue
Job 40:25	לְשֹׁנֽ/וֹ	leshono	his tongue
Song of Songs 4:11	לְשׁוֹנֵ֔/ךְ	leshonekhe	your tongue
Lamentations 4:4	לְשׁ֥וֹן	leshon	tongue
Ecclesiastes 10:11	הַ/לָּשֽׁוֹן	halashon	the tongue
Esther 1:22	כִּ/לְשׁוֹנ֑/וֹ	kileshono	according to its language
Esther 1:22	כִּ/לְשׁ֥וֹן	kileshon	according to the language
Esther 3:12	כִּ/לְשׁוֹנ֑/וֹ	kileshono	according to its language
Esther 8:9	כִּ/לְשֹׁנ֑/וֹ	kileshono	according to its language
Esther 8:9	וְ/כִ/לְשׁוֹנָֽ/ם	vekhileshonam	and according to their language
Daniel 1:4	וּ/לְשׁ֥וֹן	uleshon	and language
Nehemiah 13:24	וְ/כִ/לְשׁ֖וֹן	vekhileshon	and according to tongue

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Lexicon H3956

Morphology HNcbsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H3956-07

Words from Root לשן (tongue, licking, speech, language)

Word Usage (117 occurrences of H3956)

Lexicon `H3956`

Morphology `HNcbsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H3956-07`