בִּ/לְשׁ֣וֹן
𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍
bileshon
by a 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 21:6 · Word #3
Lexicon H3956
| Lemma | לָשׁוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | lâshôwn |
| Strong's | H3956 |
| In-context | by a tongue |
Morphology HR/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 H3956-01
by a tongue of
| Root | לשן (l-š-n) |
| Core Meanings | tongue, speech, utterance, language, expression |
| Semantic Range | physical tongue; speech or utterance; language or dialect; mode of expression; figuratively a wedge, flame, or bay-shaped extension |
| Conceptual Significance | לָשׁוֹן highlights the power of speech as an instrument—capable of blessing, deception, division, or praise. In biblical thought, the "tongue" represents both the physical organ and the moral force of spoken words, shaping communal and covenantal life. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("by/with") + noun common feminine singular construct (לְשׁוֹן). The construct form links the noun to a following word, indicating possession or specification ("tongue of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun לָשׁוֹן is a feminine singular construct form meaning "tongue" (instrument of speech). The prefixed preposition בְּ adds the sense "by" or "with," yielding "by a tongue of," which preserves the singular feminine form and the construct relationship that anticipates a following complement. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לשן (tongue, speech, utterance, language, expression)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
H3956-22 |
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 |